Osmalieh - Kunafa With Cream Recipe

Kunafa is an Arabic dish, prepared for the month of Ramadan. Try our recipe for a tremendous taste of Kunafa With Cream "Osmalieh"! Adopted from alalali.

Preparation Time: 40-60 minutes approximately | Cooking Time: 30 minutes approximately | Serves: 8 persons

All you need

4 cup fresh cream (cooking cream)
6 tbsps. al alali Corn Starch
2 tbsps. al alali Icing Sugar
1 tbsp. rose water

For sugar syrup:

2 1/4 cup al alali Arabic Dessert Syrup
Orange Blossom flavor

For kunafa - othmanliya:

1/2 kg packed kunafa
250 g butter, melted
Ground pistachio for garnish

Directions

The cream

1. Put fresh cream in a saucepan and boil until simmer. Add al alali Icing Sugar, stir continuously until mixture becomes thick, set aside, add rose water and stir, then leave aside

The kunafa:

1. Preheat oven at 190°C (375°F)
2. In a large bowl gently loosen kunafa dough, mix very well with melted butter
3. In a baking pan, grease the sides and bottom with butter
4. Take half of the dough mixed with butter and place in pan. Using both hands, press down the dough until the bottom of the pan is fully covered
5. Pour the cream mixture and spread over evenly, cover with the remaining half of the dough using both hands
6. Bake for 30- 35 minutes, or until the kunafa surface is golden color from both sides. Set aside
7. Pour al alali Arabic Dessert Syrup Orange Blossom Flavor on top evenly
8. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool, garnish with Ground pistachio
9. Serve and enjoy!