كنافة أصابع بالليمون المحلّى وجبنة ريكوتا
Middle Eastern 60 Mins Prep · 40 Mins Cook
- To make the filling, mix the ricotta, sugar, cinnamon and candied citrus peel together in a bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- To make the syrup, combine the sugar, water and squeeze of lemon juice in a saucepan. Heat gently while stirring until the sugar has dissolved completely, then bring to a rolling boil and stop stirring. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange blossom water. Set aside to cool.
- Working with small pieces of the kunafa (cover the rest with a damp tea towel) and kitchen scissors, cut strands 5cm x 12cm wide to form a rectangle. Remove 1cm from the rectangle and lay it across the other so it forms a ‘T’ shape. Place 1 tsp of the filling in the middle and roll the pastry up tightly so the filling is encased in the pastry. Place the kunafa roll, seam-side down, in a greased rectangular cake tin. Repeat until all the filling has been used. Allow it to stand at room temperature so the pastry dries out.
- Preheat the oven to 200˚C, gas mark 6.
- Pour the melted ghee all over the kunafa rolls until saturated.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the kunafa is deep, golden brown in colour, flipping the rolls once or twice to the other side during baking
- Remove from the oven, and using tongs, transfer the kunafa cigars to paper towels to drain the excess ghee. While still piping hot, place them in a clean pan and pour the cooled syrup over each one. Allow the syrup to soak in, then transfer to a serving platter.
- Sprinkle each kunafa cigar with pistachio slivers and serve.
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