Semolina and cheese cake - knafeh bi jibneh

Name: How to cook Semolina and cheese cake - knafeh bi jibneh - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Cook Lebanese

Semolina and cheese cake - knafeh bi jibneh

A warm two-layer dessert made of semolina dough and unsalted cheese, baked and served with sugar syrup. Perfect for a brunch!

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 persons

Cooking time :

1 hour 30 minutes

500 g

akkawi cheese, if available, or any other unsalted white cheese like mozzarella

1/2 cup

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

To get a completely unsalted cheese, soak in water for 24 hr. Make sure to change the water 4 to 5 times.

* Step 2

To prepare the sugar syrup: put the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Leave to boil then add the lemon juice and keep on medium heat for 10 min until the syrup thickens. Add the orange blossom water and rose water. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.

* Step 3

Spread the knafeh dough in a 35 cm diameter baking pan forming a layer of around 1.5 cm in thickness. Bake the dough in the oven at medium heat, until the bottom and the side of the dough turn golden in color.

* Step 4

Cut the cheese in small cubes and place them in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the water oozes out. Discard the water.

* Step 5

Add in the fine semolina and ½ cup of the syrup and mix. When the cheese mixture starts boiling, remove from heat and pour over the baked knafeh dough.