Gluten-Free Kunafa from Scratch

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Kunafa (Knafeh, Kanafeh) is a sweet middle eastern dessert that consists of a crunchy top made of dough and a sweet filling such as cheese or cream.

What is it?

Prepare The Dough

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Place all the ingredients in one bowl. Then using a hand-held blender or a stand-alone blender, blend the ingredients until well incorporated and no lumps remain

Prepare The Dough

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Transfer the kunafa dough batter to a bottle with a small nozzle. Next, using a medium-sized skillet at medium-low heat, make a spiral using the kunafa batter.

Prepare The Dough

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The dough will start to dry and peel after 10 seconds. Collect the dough and place it on a clean plate. Then, remove and discard the middle dot formed at the center of the spiral Repeat until you are out of batter

Prepare The Dough

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In a food processor, shred the dough strings to a length of 2.5 cm. Next, add ghee, butter, and sugar to the kunafa strings and rub the strings between both of your hands until all strings are covered with butter and ghee

Make The Kunafa

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Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease a cupcake tin with butter. Then take two tablespoons of kunafa strings and press them around the sides and middle, forming a cup. Make sure that the strings are compacted well

Make The Kunafa

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Next, add cheese to the kunafa cup and press it down firmly. Then cover the cheese with more kunafa strings and lightly press on it to secure it.

Make The Kunafa

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Bake, the mini-kunafa for 17-20 minutes or until the edges are golden. Once baked, allow the kunafa to cool down for 5 minutes before flipping the cupcake tin

Add the syrup to the kunafa once flipped and serve while it is still warm