🇪🇬 Egypt
Kunafa
Egyptian kunafa goes maximalist in Ramadan: cream-filled, mango-topped, or rolled around nuts.
🔪 Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 35 min📈 Difficulty: Medium
Cooking for
8 people
✨ What makes it special
Usually cream (ashta) filled rather than cheese; the Ramadan canvas for endless modern flavors.
Ingredients
- 500 gkataifi (kunafa) threads
- 200 gghee, melted
- 500 mlmilk
- 3 tbspcornstarch
- 3 tbspsugar, plus syrup
- 50 gmixed nuts
Method
- 1
Cook milk, cornstarch, and sugar into a thick cream.
- 2
Toss the threads with ghee and press half into the tray.
- 3
Spread the cream, cover with remaining threads.
- 4
Bake at 180°C until crisp and golden, then soak with syrup.
- 5
Crown with nuts and serve warm.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 8