kadayif

A delightful Turkish dessert made with shredded kadayif dough noodles, syrup and pistachios.

Pistachio Kadaif (Turkish Kadayif)

sugar

water

lemon

butter

500 gr raw kadayıf noodles

pistachio

Put the syrup ingredients in a pot, stir well and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low once it boils and let it simmer until it has a slightly thicker consistency. This takes 15-20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it cool.

Syrup:

Use 1 tablespoon of melted butter to grease the bottom of the baking pan. 

Put raw kadayif noodles on some baking paper. Shred them in strings, cut them roughly. Pour melted butter on it and mix it with your hands well. Make sure all pieces of kadayif are coated with butter.

Spread half of the buttered kadayif on the bottom of the baking pan. Use a measuring cup and press tight on the kadayif. 

Sprinkle crumbled pistachio over this first half of the kadayif. Spread the remaining kadayif on it and again press on it using the bottom of a measuring cup.

Kadayif:

When you remove kadayif from the oven, slice it into squares and pour the cooled syrup all over it when it is still hot.

Let it rest at least 3 hours so that it absorbs this syrup. 

Sprinkle ground pistachio over it and serve either as it is or with clotted cream kaymak on the top. 

Assemble:

I've eaten it once in Turkey and fell in love with it. My daughter brought me a package of those noodles. Know how to make kadaif now! Thank you for the step by step pictures!

A recipe for Künefe (Turkish Sweet Cheese Pastry)! Cheese is arranged between two layers of Kadayıf (shredded phyllo), cooked until golden, and soaked in a sweet syrup.

Künefe (Turkish Sweet Cheese Pastry)

(400 grams) granulated sugar

(470 milliliters) water

(15 milliliters) lemon juice

(60 grams) unsalted butter (softened at room temperature)

(15 milliliters) grape molasses

(454 grams) Kadayıf ((kadaifi/kataifi), shredded phyllo)

(227 grams) unsalted butter (melted)

pistachios (for topping)

In a medium pot, bring the sugar and water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is starting to thicken slightly, about 10 minutes.

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