How to make Kunafa Nabulsi - Stretchy Cheese Dessert

Summary by Krater

This video provides a step-by-step recipe for making cheese kunafa using a combination of fresh buffalo mozzarella, low-moisture mozzarella, kataifi pastry, clarified butter, and simple syrup.

From the video

Answers: How do you make cheese kunafa at home?

• Kunafa pastry preparation
• Mozzarella cheese selection for kunafa
• Clarified butter application
• Baking kunafa
• Simple syrup syruping technique

Ingredients

• 400 g / 14 oz fresh buffalo mozzarella
• 200 g / 7 oz low-moisture mozzarella
• 300 g / 10 1/2 oz kunafa pastry
• 135 g / 4.7 oz clarified butter
• 170 g / 6 oz sugar
• 100 ml / 3.4 fluid ounces water
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
• ground pistachio

What it concludes

• Using a combination of fresh buffalo mozzarella and low-moisture mozzarella provides both a stretchy texture and a cheesy flavor when traditional Nabulsi cheese is unavailable.
• Using clarified butter (samna) instead of regular butter is crucial to getting the kunafa pastry crispy and achieving its characteristic texture.
• Baking the bottom layer of buttered kunafa pastry before adding the cheese prevents the pastry from becoming soggy.