How to make Kunafa Nabulsi - Stretchy Cheese Dessert
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- We're making a Stretchy Cheese Konafa that is mind blowingly good. It's a dessert that combines crispy Konafa pastry with stretched melted cheese. Originally Palestinian in Origin, it has become a fixture throughout the entire levant and is one of the Middle Easts most popular desserts
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0:00 Intro
0:22 Choosing the right cheese
1:44 Preparing the Konafa
3:47 Assembling the tray
4:49 Cooking konafa
6:20 Finishing up and serving
7:11 Taste test and Outro
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References:
Middle East Eye: Want to make Kunafa like a Palestinian? We asked the experts to show us how
Want to make Kunafa like a Palestinian? We asked the experts to show us how
Mirch Ka Mazah: Homemade Kunafa Dough Recipe
Homemade Kunafa Dough Recipe | Shredded Phyllo Dough Recipe | Middle Eastern Recipe | Mirch ka Mazah
Middle Eats: How to make Clarified Butter and Simple Syrup
3 Middle Eastern Dessert Essentials - How to make Clarified Butter, Clotted Cream, and Simple Syrup
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Ingredients:
These are the correct amounts for a 10" or 25cm round cake pan. For an 8" pan use half the ingredients, and for 6" use a third of the ingredients.
300g (10.5 oz) Konafa (Kataifi) pastry
120g (4.2 oz ) Samna/Ghee/Clarified Butter +15g (0.5 oz) for coating the tray
600g (21 oz) Melting Cheese (I used 400g buffalo mozzarella, 200g low moisture mozzarella)
Syrup:
170g (6 oz) Sugar
100g (3.4 fl oz) Water
1/2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1tsp orange blossom
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Directions:
To make the simple syrup or ghee, check out my Dessert Essentials video linked above
To prepare the cheese:
1- If using low moisture mozzarella, shred it on a grater
2- For fresh mozzarella, remove from brine, then dry with a paper towel
3- Dice into cubes, then place in a strainer to drain off excess liquid
4- Before using, dab this with a paper towel to remove any surface moisture
To prepare the Konafa:
1- Cut the konafa into sections about 1cm or 3/8" long
2- Place the konafa in a bowl, then melt the Samna/clarified butter and pour over
3- Massage the butter into the konafa until evenly coated
To Assemble:
1- Butter your cake pan with the remaining Samna
2- Lay the konafa into the cake pan making sure to get an even layer
3- Use something heavy to press the konafa down and compact it into the tray
4- Preaheat your oven to 200c (392f) and place the tray in there to bake for 15-20 minutes
5- Remove when the konafa is a golden colour and the sides have pulled away from the walls of the pan
6- Lay your cheese in the center of the konafa, leaving a small rim (1cm-3/8") from the edge of the pastry. Layer it low moisture mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, low moisture
7- Place this back in the oven to bake for another 15-20 minutes until the cheese fully melts
a. If water acccumulates, remove it from the oven and dab off any water, and you can add any extra Konafa dough ontop to absorb the liquid
8- Remove once the cheese is fully melted, but do not allow the cheese to brown
To Serve:
1- As soon as you remove it from the oven, grease a plate or tray and flip the konafa onto the tray
2- Pour over the simple syrup
3- Serve immediately 
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Let me know if you want a pantry video for konafa. There's a few different ways you can use it in both savoury and sweet applications, and I think it would be cool to make.
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Pleeease. حلاوة الرز. Halawet ilriz.
Tripoli, lebanese dessert. How to make it
Yes pleeeeease!!!
hi, i think you have the best channel about middle eastern cuisine for english speaking people.
i wanted to ask you, if you could show how to make ليمون مخلل, and basbousa (not in the same video though 😜)
I'll look that up and definitely see about adding it to the to do list. Thanks for the suggestion
Sure, I love basbousa and pickled lemons. I'll try cover them soon.
This Palestinian dish is not meant to be eaten at home! It should be displayed in a museum it's a masterpiece! Well done Obi!
Hahaha thank you!
it is not palestinian dish, it is ottoman empire dish and every country has its own style
I’m abt to make it at home and I’m scared tbh; I don’t want to butcher the recipe!
@@koseku3it existed long before the ottomans, it is Palestinian even if other countries have their own style just like pizza
@@koseku3 it’s Palestinian.
FINALLY a khunafa recipe!
For people who have never tried it: It actually tastes reaaaaaally good. You might think the cheese would be salty against the sugar, but if made correctly it is a perfect blend of creamy cheese with crispy kunefa, and a milky flavour with just enough sweetness.
It can also be made with cream cheese, so if you're a little sceptical about this you can try it that way too!
You described it perfectly!
There's also a version we do in Egypt with a creamy custard like filling, and I made that on the channel last year.
@@MiddleEats that sounds really cool! Gonna go check that out
I'm glad I tried out this dessert in Istanbul 3 hours before my flight (right before the Covid-19 thing started). Even though it was a shop near the bazaar and probably a little bit of a tourist trap, it still tasted good.
Later I almost jumped when I found there's "Kunefe" in Trader Joe's frozen section (US supermarket chain).
Check out the Basil Elhaj recipe.
We use ricotta
As a Kuwaiti student studying in the UK, your channel is exactly what I've been looking for when I'm craving something from home. Glad youtube recommended a video from your channel.
Really great content, you can really tell the amount of work you put into these videos. Keep going and your channel will def blow up very soon :).
You're exactly one of the groups of people I was hoping to attract. Hope these videos can give you just a little bit of home! Thank you
ملحق على الاكل العربي لما ترجع على بلدك! استمتع بوقتك و جرب انواع مختلفة من الاكل
Jordanian student in Germany, same thing heree, so glad I found this channel
@@iyouitry اخي الاكل الانجليزي سيئ و طعمه ممل عن تجربه
@@iyouitry هذا الشعب لا يعرف معنى البهارات 😂😂😂
Wow the only person to actually explain everything clearly. Especially the draining of mozzarella and which to use . I have binge watched so many
Once again thank you for an amazing video. Tomorrow’s iftar dessert sorted
So I made this over the weekend , I can say this was amazing !!! After trying so many kunafas from so many shops. This was the best!! Thank you keeping the video so simple and easy to
Follow.
Can you please make a video on chickpea fatteh
Once again thank you.
Glad to hear it turned out so well! We're actually making chickpea fatteh very soon. Hope you stay tuned for that recipe
I just made this! In fact I’m eating it now as I type with a nice cup of tea. I was skeptical, but WOW! I did add a smidge of sugar to the dough and I only had fresh mozzarella. So I combined it with ricotta. I made individual portions in a muffin tin as this was an experiment for traveling with it. It all worked! I really enjoy your videos.
I have made it with mozzarella and ricotta and it is quite good. I am trying it today with mozzarella, rocotta and akkawi.
Thanks for sharing these recipes and for sharing tips to help make these recipes more accessible to those of us who might not have the right ingredients on hand. I'm an American mom who is always looking for ways to introduce a variety of foods and cultures to my household so these videos are always so descriptive and detailed. Thanks!!!
No problem at all! I've actually covered some specific ingredients in my pantry episodes and how you can use them for sweet and savoury dishes, it helps you get new ideas.
For a second I thought the orange was saffron. I recently ate this and it is so delicious! can’t get enough, I eat it every week now😅. I’ve been trying Iranian/Turkish/Palestine food lately and am very impressed, everything I have tried has amazing flavor, such beautiful food & traditions! I wish more places cooked this type of food here in Mexico.
This Palestinian dish seems to be super delicious and you guys don't miss an opportunity to impress me with your cooking skills! Thanks Obi! 😘😉
Thanks Tam! Hope you try it out
I absolutely love künefe and order it everytime as a desert when I’m in a Turkish restaurant!
Come to Germany, we have large Turkish grocery stores where you’ll find almost everything that is used in Turkish/Arabic cuisine haha
Yeah the Turkish one is quite common here too. We have a great Turkish supermarket near the house which sells everything we need.
Now I better understand your struggles in bringing some of these recipes to us. This one had a challenge at every step, especially when lacking a Middle Eastern market. Well done.
Haha yeah it can be quite tough, especially when the ingredients are hard to find or common substitutes do not work. For some reason some people make it with ricotta too, but I don't think that is a good replacement at all. Thank you
Subscribed a few days ago and I'm so eager to binge all your videos. Very well explained, simple and accessible. Love it.
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying them.
Knafa is one of my favorite desserts but it’s sooo hard to get here in the states!!! Thanks so much for sharing this. I’ll definitely be making this a lot
Yay, glad I could help and please send me some photos of it when you make it.
I'm studying in Egypt and i tried once and now, whenever I'm going to the supermarket I always buy a piece. It's so delicious and definitely I will try this recipe. Thanks :)
I love this dish so so so much!! What I use instead of clarified butter (because it’s cheaper where I live) is mascarpone & the cheese I go for is pepperjack because I’m a sucker for the salty/sweet/spicy combo. I go as far as sprinkle just a bit of Malden salt on top with pistachios. Another great thing is if you’re doing it on the stovetop - to pour the simple syrup directly into the hot pan & kunefe, i love the bits of crispies that creates. Thank you for the baking alternative to this recipe!! It shall definitely be useful! Love your channel very much!
No way- hot spicy kunefa! I too love things with chillies and why not desserts? My friend had some salted chilli chocolate once. It was marvellous!
Just visited a labanese restaurant and saw this on the menu. So glad to live in the city where middle eastern food is available.
Oh my god, I have been looking for an easy to follow recipe for Kunafa for so long. This is perfect. Being in Southeast Asia, sourcing the pastry will be a challenge though, but I'm not kidding when I say that I think Kunafa is easily one of the best desserts in the world.
If you struggle to find it, then making it isn't so hard. Hope you really enjoy it and it satisfies all your cravings.
Just found your channel. Immediately subbed. Thanks!!!
Always look forward to your uploads and this one looks great!
Thank you!
I had this dessert at a restaurant recently and it is very sweet but I loved it, the textures are wonderful.
Oh I love the name of this channel.. and this dish looks so good. There's nothing like Turkish and Middle Eastern food 🤗
Thank you!
You are thorough and its nice and appreciated.
Glad you like the recipes.
Mouth-watering! ... I dream of visiting the middle east to try all these wonderful dishes
I am addicted to nabulsieh ! Thank you Palestine and thank you Middle eats.
I love love love künefe! I've eaten the turkish version often and it's unbelivable, that so many people have probably never had a taste of this. There is nothing like it!
I am proud I'm from Nablus to eat this in special occasions it's easily the best dessert ever.
NICE was waiting for this
Great recipe 😋😋 and wonderful presentation and instructions 👍🏻👍🏻 your channel is amazing
Thank you!
This is amazing and my favorite sweet!
Hello new friend. The cooking is very delicious, thank you for sharing 👍
Someone made me a Turkish version of this- it was to die for 😍
Greetings from a Palestinian youtuber. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoyed the recipe, it's one of my favourites.
@@MiddleEats I always enjoy your videos. Please keep them coming. Good Luck!
Merhaba… are you alright? I know it’s a stupid question but are you alive? 😔
@ashMMJ Hello, yes I am alive😀
Every time i go to dubai and eat out i ALWAYS get this dessert ! I Absolutly love it and feel the need to make it at home now im out the country ! Will defo try out this recipe!
i have an arab bestfriend and she introduced me to this dessert. i fell in love with it at first sight and here i am watching this video bc i’m curious how kunafa is made 🤩🤩 as a cheese lover, i would dig in this dessert :>
Your voice is asmr, sir....Ramadan Mubarak 🙏
Thank you. Eid Mubarak!
ok, can we just appreciate how clever the channel name is ?!!!!
oh my god this looks so delicious. I wonder if there's anywhere I can find this in Melbourne - other than trying to make it myself.
Oooohhhhh I definitely want to make this.
Made it and it was really yummy !
Superb.... Looks so beautiful and so tempting to eat it.
oh my goodness, im so gonna try this...
I am quite sad about how good this video is and how well you explained it. The only thing stopping me from eating Kunafa everyday was the lack of knowledge to make it. Now that you have taught me that so well, I am doomed.
I am addicted to your channel!!! Made your chai recipe (which my whole family LOVES) and I think I will make kunefeh this weekend! Many thanks from the US, hope you are well!!
Very interesting! I thought it is going to be savory dish. I would love to try it
Haha yeah it's a bit confusing at first, but it really is wonderful
I had utterly divine knafeh at a bakery in Amman a few years ago, and also a very good one in Ramallah a bit later. As I've not been able to find any quite as good in the Arab markets or restaurants where I live, I'll try my hand at making it myself!
you need to go to Ramallah again.
I will have to try this as it's one of my husband's favorite desserts. Question any chance you could do a video on Za'atar and Manakish? They're a favorite snack food of mine but I haven't been able to make it in a moment
There is one already on the channel, i used it last week 😅
I NEED TO MAKE THIS NOW
I thank RUclips for recommending you. I am in Philippines and our Middle Eastern food selections here are not diverse, shawarma is not even a legit shawarma (only homemade middle eastern people sell legit ones). I can't wait to try one of your recipes.
Woohoo, new recipe! Where did you get your low moisture mozzarella block in London? I have such a hard time finding it for my pizzas! I end up using kesar cheese from Turkey as a close substitute.
Thanks. The massive block was from Costco, you can get it at any large wholesaler too. Waitrose also have a Galvani low moisture fresh mozzarella which is fantastic. Hope you find them easily.
Wow, I might try this version. I am turkish and in our version of kunafa the cheese gets sandwiched between two layers of kadayıf. This version is probably better for cheese lovers like me 🥰
Third looks great!
Excellent!
Very useful and practical
Thank u so much
Gorgeous recipe. We put another layer of knafeh on top, and we don't flip it out, just serve the pieces from the pan. But either way, it's not to be missed...my favourite dessert from childhood.
Oh that's definitely a possibility too! We do it that way with the cream filled konafa.
I'm 'bout to bust! 🤤
I’m a Filipino here in London and I will try to make this cheese kunafa
Im going to make this next weekend
I wish this video was uploaded before I made my Kunefe. Sigh, but never mind. Gonna make it again with all the tips in this video!
RUclips Basil Elhaj
Let me know how it turns out.
Hello there I am wondering is the hot syrup added to the hot kunafah or is the syrup cooled down first.
Nice and innovative recipe
My friend approved this recipe 😍
Thanks Obi!
Thats so awesome im going to make this today i belongto india but have been living in the uae for quite a long time and am a die hard fan of kunafa. Hail palestine
In Canada, akkawi cheese is produced locally by the Phoenicia company.
Looking yummy
This looks delicious! (I will literally take any excuse to eat cheese)
My favorite is when they put the Lebanese way in a sesame seed bun
..yummy
Should we not add the top konafa layer so the cheese will be in the middle? Like konafa bel eshta?
Wow.
Hi Obi. Can you make a student's version of this without oven? Thanks for the nice recipe as always ❤
This looks tasty
I am going to make, loove kunepha
U are amazing!
Love a good cheese pull! 😍 It sounds a little weird to me, but I want to try it anyway!
Yeah at first it seems quite weird, but it's a neutral tasting cheese so it's not cheesy if you catch my drift.
Its a really tasty dish
wow looks good love from india
If you want to get the orange color without using dyes you can add a bit of sugar to the dough along with the ghee. The sugar will caramelize and turn golden/orange when cooked.
Your little ringlets are so cute. It's like Cupid hair
can this be reheated in an oven if there are leftovers?
I've only had this once. If i could get the kataifi where I am, i'd love to make it.
they have a frozen version of this at trader joes, I can only imagine how amazing the homemade version is
The trader joe's version is probably the worst kunafa I have tasted.
@@IADHDD yeah it’s not great but depending on where you live it might be the best option! It’s so much better if you are able to get it from a legit bakery or make it yourself though
@@IADHDD well, it’s not the same as if you got it on the streets of Amman, but it’s still pretty decent
frozen food is a crime against the food . i dont comment a lot but i cant skip this one
Y'all being so extra lol. The TJ's one is pretty decent for being frozen imo
Why do I always torture myself by watching these videos late at night... I AM SO HUNGRY!!
Woow very Easy
Thank u
Can you make a dish I ate in saudia called fater with egg honey and some kind of a bread with lemon
Emmy Made followed your recipe on her channel!
Can you use ghee in place of clarified butter recipe used in your RUclips
Yes you can, it's the same thing.
The Palestinian Version of kunafe is unmatched, they just know what they're doing. This is coming from a Lebanese man. Love my Palestinian brothers and sisters. Free Palestine.
رائع جدا
I usually find the non nablusi cheese less flavourful, so if i really want a good knafe i go to a cafè near me that serves knafe nablusi.
Very tasty
Every time. Made kunfa with cream some time only with napolisi chease I don't like use mazorela cheasse because when the kunfa is cold after done is chease is hard
Thank u for vedio
@middle Eats we're going to be replicating your easy to follow recipe over Ramadan ready for a Post Eid avaliablility at our Mosaic Cafe. Looks scrumptious
Finally a truthfull video. Kunefa is an ARAB PALESTINIAN dish. Not turkish or greek.
I'm so happy that you did a Konafa recipe! My brother and I are very intrigued by this dish. We've had it once before and we love it, but we've been wanting to make it ourselves and waiting for the right recipe. We will definitely be making this recipe soon, thank you for this!
Thanks Luke! Hope you guys make it and it turns out great. I'd love to see some photos if you do.
There is also a sweeter version that is served cold
It uses qashta/qishta (قشطة) instead of cheese
Qishta is cream (sometime called sweet cream)
Would this make a good gift for my neighbor during ramadan if it's made in late morning? Will it hold up til after sunset? I assume it's meant to be eaten warm, right away. Am I wrong? Should I make something else for ramadan?
Can I use Akawi cheese and mozzarella together ???
Where do you get low moisture mozzarella? Also in the UK and never come across it
Costco has it, you can also get Galbani pizza mozzarella at Waitrose.
yummy
Does thin vermicelli work?