Konafa With Cream Dates And Caramel Food

KONAFA WITH CREAM, DATES AND CARAMEL

Steps:

• To prepare the filling: put the sugar in a saucepan over low heat until it melts and turns golden, then add butter and stir. Then add the cream, stirring, and finally add the dates, cinnamon, and stir.
• Remove the filling from the heat and let it cool before use.
• Place the frozen kunafa in the food processor and turn it on until the kunafa is crumbled.
• Add sugar and stir, then add butter and stir well.
• Spread two thirds of the konafa in a tray greased with butter and press it well, then spread the filling cream and dates and put the rest of the konafa and press gently.
• Bake the kunafa in a hot oven 375F/190C until golden, then pour the syrup over konafa as soon as it comes out of the oven.
• Leave the konafa cool slightly before cutting. Serve.

KONAFA

Steps:

• Make Syrup with:.
• 1 cup sugar.
• 1/4 cup water.
• 2 tsp lemon juice.
• 1 tsp orange blossom water.
• Cream Filling.
• 2 tablespoons ground rice.
• 1 tablespoons sugar.
• 1 1/2 cups milk.
• 2 Tbsp cup heavy cream.
• Walnut or Pistachios Filling.
• 1 cup walnuts and pistachios; chopped.
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Prepare the syrup by combining all and simmering over medium heat until thickened. Stir in orange blossom water and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Cream filling:.
• Mix ground rice and sugar to a smooth paste with 1/2 the milk.
• Boil the rest of the milk and add the ground rice paste slowly, stirring continuously. Simmer until thick.
• Let cool, add cream and mix well.
• Walnut or pistachio filling:.
• Mix the chopped nuts with sugar. Put the konafa pastry in a large bowl and pull apart to separate the strands as much as possible. Pour melted butter over them and work it in thoroughly.
• Put half of the pastry in a large, deep oven dish. Spread either filling over it evenly.
• Cover with the remaining pastry and flattening out with the palm of your hand.
• Bake at uncovered 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• Then increase temperature to 400 degrees for an additional 10 minutes or longer until it is golden.
• Remove from the oven and immediately pour the cold syrup over the hot konafa. Serve hot or cold.
• It is delicious when still warm.

CREAM KUNAFA

Steps:

• Syrup: In a small saucepan on high heat add water, sugar and lemon juice, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cook until light bodied syrup (I test it by putting a drop on the stove surface and feeling it under my finger. It should feel like it developed a bit of body). Add orange blossom water, cool then chill.
• In a medium saucepan on high heat, add whole milk. Have a whisk and gently pour rice flour into milk, whisk vigorously until there are no lumps what so ever.
• Add cream, mix well.
• Reduce heat to low and allow simmering 15 minutes, whisking through out every minute. Be careful not to burn the bottom! Add sugar, set aside.
• In an extra large bowl, add Kataifi pastry, breaking all strings apart with hands.
• Add melted butter over pastry mixing well with hands, until covered.
• In an 11-12 inch pie pan, add half of Kataifi pastry, press down. Add cream filling (if using canned keshta as stated in the introduction make sure to add sugar until lightly sweet) smooth out (cream should no be runny) then add other half of Kataifi pastry, press down somewhat. Bake in a pre-heated 350F oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
• Pour half of the cooled sugar syrup over the pastry; reserve other half to serve at table.
• Garnish with chopped pistachios.
• Enjoy after cooled to room temperature.