Mock Kunafa in Clay Pots

Ingredients

Kunafa

• 10 slices white toast, crusts removed
• 75 g melted butter
• 1 cup mozzarella (Nabulsi cheese optional)

Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• A little over 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp orange blossom water
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice

Garnish

• Pistachios

Method

1. Crumble the toast in a food processor in batches.
2. Add the melted butter to the crumbs and mix well until absorbed.
3. In small clay pots, add a spoonful of buttered crumbs, then cheese, then another layer of crumbs.
4. Bake in a hot oven at 180°C from below until the edges are golden, then brown the top under the grill.
5. Syrup: prepare it ahead so it is cold. Combine the sugar, water, lemon juice and orange blossom water, stir until the sugar dissolves and simmer on low heat until thick, then cool.
6. Once out of the oven, pour over the syrup and garnish with pistachios.