Today's dessert is knefeh - an Arabic cheese dessert. The dish has a base consisting of toast and butter, and a filling that includes mozzarella.

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Today’s dessert is knefeh – an Arabic cheese dessert.

The dish has a base consisting of toast and butter, and a filling that includes, among other things, mozzarella.

Servings: 6 persons

Knefeh (Arabic Cheese Dessert)

Today's dessert is knefeh - an Arabic cheese dessert. The dish has a base consisting of toast and butter, and a filling that includes mozzarella.

Author: kitchenbysahar

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Mediterranean Sea

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 45

1 package Bread Toast
100 gram Melted butter
2 packages Buffalo Mozzarella for on top of toast base + optionally some grated mozzarella cheese

The toast crusts are removed and the toast is finely chopped in a food processor.
Add melted butter and mix it well with your hands.
Spread it in a dish greased with butter.
Save a little of the toast for the top.
Slice 2 mozzarella balls and place them on the toast base along with the optional grated cheese.
Meanwhile, make the cheese filling.
Crush the mozzarella cheese over the milk in a pot.
Stir over medium heat until the cheese is melted (this may take a while).
Add sugar and sprinkle semolina gently.
Stir until it becomes a cohesive mass and the cheese no longer clumps.
Now add ma2 zaher.
Pour the cheese mixture over your base and spread in the dish.
Sprinkle the remaining toast on top and spread gently.
Bake on the lowest rack for 45 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit): Until it is golden brown.
Then remove from the oven, cut all around with a knife, and let it stand for 5 minutes.
Then turn the dish onto the platter you want to serve your knefeh on.
Pour a little syrup over and garnish with pistachios.