Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Umm Ali Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 400g shredded kadayif pastry
- • 200g unsalted butter, melted
- • 300g akkawi cheese, soaked and shredded
- • 1 cup sugar
- • 1/2 cup water
- • 1 tsp lemon juice
- • 1 tbsp rose water
- • 1/4 cup crushed pistachios
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Boil the sugar, water, and lemon juice for 10 minutes into a light syrup; stir in the rose water and cool completely.
2
Phase 2
Toss the shredded kadayif with the melted butter until every strand glistens.
3
Phase 3
Press half the pastry into a buttered tray, spread the cheese evenly over it, and cover with the remaining pastry.
4
Phase 4
Bake at 190C for 30-35 minutes until the pastry is deep golden and the cheese has melted.
5
Phase 5
Pour the cold syrup evenly over the scorching-hot kunafa so it crackles and drinks it in.
6
Phase 6
Sprinkle with crushed pistachios and serve immediately while the cheese is still stretchy.