Legendary and delicious: Künefe

Künefe is a syrup-soaked dessert and is recommended to be consumed with ice cream.

If you think that only masters can make this dessert, you are mistaken. You can also make künefe at home.

With the recipe we will provide below, you can make a very easy and delicious künefe.

• 500 grams of kadayıf (shredded dough)
• 200 grams of string cheese
• 200 grams of melted butter

For the syrup

• 3 cups of water
• 2.5 cups of granulated sugar
• 3-4 drops of lemon juice

For the pan

• 1-2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 tablespoon of grape molasses

PREPARATION OF KÜNEFE

• First, start making the künefe dessert by preparing the syrup. Put water and sugar in a pot and leave it to boil. After the syrup has boiled, add 3-4 drops of lemon juice.
• After boiling for 10 minutes, remove the pot in which you prepared the syrup from the stove and leave it to cool.
• Melt the butter in a pot, then pour it into a deep bowl, break the kadayıf into small pieces, then add it to the deep bowl, and mix the butter and kadayıf.
• Slice the cheese into small pieces.
• Spread the butter in the pan and add the grape molasses. We add grape molasses so that the künefe dessert can be browned thoroughly.
• Add half of the kadayıf to the pan evenly, and press down on the kadayıf with your hand.
• Spread the cheese evenly over it and add the rest of the kadayıf on top. Make sure that the kadayıf in the final layer completely covers the cheese.
• Turn the stove to medium heat and cook the künefe for about 5 minutes, then cook by flipping it to the other side; you can use a plate to help with the flipping process.
• Cook the other side for 5 minutes and pour the syrup while it is cooking.
• After it has absorbed the syrup, remove the künefe from the stove.
• You can garnish it with pistachios, walnuts, or hazelnuts.
• You can serve it with ice cream on the side.