Istanbul & Anatolian Heart
Künefe
Shredded kadayıf pastry packed around stretchy unsalted cheese, fried crisp in butter, drowned in syrup and showered with pistachio — served molten, the hot-cheese dessert of southern Turkey and the Levant.
40 min · Serves 6 · Takes some skill
6
Ingredients
Pastry
Filling
Finish
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 20 min · Cook 20 min · 40 min total
- hard
- 1
Toss buttered kadayıf; press half into a pan, add cheese, top with the rest.
- 2
Cook on the stovetop, flipping, until both sides are deep gold and crisp and the cheese pulls.
- 3
Douse with syrup; top with pistachio; serve immediately, molten.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
- Specify halal-certified/microbial-rennet cheese; the dish is unchanged.: Künefe cheese may use animal rennet of unverified source.
