Description
A hot baked dessert where unsalted cheese is sandwiched between ultra-fine shredded pastry and soaked in syrup.
Restaurants serving Künefe
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Kadayıf(shredded pastry)
- Unsalted cheese
- Butter
- Sugar
- Pistachio
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Loosen ultra-fine shredded pastry (kadayıf) and massage generously with melted butter.
- Pack half the pastry tightly into a special shallow copper pan, cover with unsalted stretchy raw cheese, top with remaining pastry, and press down hard.
- Bake over an open flame until crispy golden, flip, and bake the other side. Immediately pour cold sugar syrup over the hot pastry and sprinkle with pistachio powder.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Syrup sweetness and cheese saltiness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought kadayıf, Mozzarella cheese
Pairing
Turkish Coffee or Çay
Trivia
[Trend] A demonic sweet and salty combo of syrup and cheese. The sizzle of stretching cheese boasts immense power on TikTok.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Served piping hot, mix the stretchy cheese that pulls the moment you cut it with the syrup, and eat carefully!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Tree nuts