Levantine · Dessert

Shredded Pastry with Cheese in Syrup

Name: Shredded Pastry with Cheese in Syrup
Total time: 2 h 6 min
Yield: Serves 8 (20 cm square dish)
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 250 g kataifi pastry; 125 g ghee, melted; 250 g ricotta; 1½ tsp sugar; ½ lemon, zest only; 400 ml scented sugar syrup, cold

Buttery shreds of kataifi pastry baked around a sweet, lemony ricotta layer, then soaked in cold syrup. Crisp on top, creamy in the middle.

YieldServes 8 (20 cm square dish)
Hands-on30 min
Total2 h 6 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

250 gkataifi pastry
125 gghee, melted

Cheese filling

250 gricotta
1½ tspsugar
½lemon, zest only

To finish

400 mlscented sugar syrup, cold

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Wheat
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Creamy

Equipment

Oven

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Cheese filling

To finish

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