About this dish
Shredded pastry layered over a sweet cheese or cream filling, baked and soaked in syrup.
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Ingredients
🍜300g shredded phyllo (kataifi)
🧈150g butter, melted
🧀250g soft, mild cheese
🍯1 cup sugar syrup
Method
Serves 31
Toss the shredded pastry with melted butter until evenly coated.2
Press half into a round pan, layer with cheese, then top with the remaining pastry.3
Bake at 180°C (350°F) until golden on both sides.4
Pour the cooled sugar syrup over the hot pastry.5
Serve warm.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Kunafa is enjoyed widely in Egypt as well as across the eastern Mediterranean, especially popular during Ramadan.
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