DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Knefeh
A Lebanese baked dessert of crisp pastry layered with soft cheese and finished with sweet syrup and nuts.
About Knefeh
A Lebanese baked dessert of crisp pastry layered with soft cheese and finished with sweet syrup and nuts.
Ingredients in Knefeh
Recorded ingredient connections, rather than a complete recipe. Explore an ingredient for more detail.
- Cheesefilling
- Buttercooking medium
- Sugarsweetener
- Watersauce
- Orange Blossom Waterseasoning
- Pistachiogarnish
- Filo Pastrybase
- Pastrybase
- Soft cheesefilling
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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