Mahalabia knafeh recipe

Mahalabia knafeh recipe

Dessert

  • 12

    Number of people

  • Cheap

    Cost

  • Easy

    Difficulty

  • Preparation time

  • Cooking time

Ingredients

  • To prepare the Mahalabia
  • ‎1 cup thick cream‎
  • ‎2 cups milk‎
  • ‎¼ cup cornstarch‎
  • ‎2 tsp blossom water‎
  • To prepare the Knafeh:‎
  • ‎300 g Knafeh
  • ‎2 cups melted ghee
  • ‎1 cup powdered sugar
  • To garnish:‎
  • ‎2 cups mixed nuts‎
  • Ready-made sugar syrup to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180⁰C.‎

To prepare the Mahalabia:‎

In a non-stick casserole, combine milk and cornstarch. Mix well to get rid of lumps.‎

Stir in thick cream, then put the mixture over medium heat while stirring constantly.‎

When the mahalabia mixture is thick, turn off the heat and stir in the blossom water. Leave aside.‎

To prepare the Knafeh:‎

In a large bowl, combine knafeh dough with powder sugar and mix well until combined. ‎

Add melted ghee to the knafeh dough mixture and mix again until combined.‎

In a baking dish, spread half the quantity of knafeh dough. ‎

Spoon the mahalabia over the knafeh layer. Add the mixed nuts.‎

Top with the remaining quantity of knafeh dough.‎ Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is golden.‎

As soon as your knafeh is ready, pour over it some sugar syrup. Leave it aside for 10 minutes.‎

Flip the knafeh into the serving dish, and leave the pan on top of it for 15 minutes so it stays ‎moist.‎

Serve immediately or chill until it’s time to serve.‎