Baked Knafeh Donuts with Pistachio
Ingredients
- 250 grams knafeh
- 1/2 cup melted ghee
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Milk mixture
- 3 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Muhallabia
- 2 cups milk
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
For serving
- 1 cup syrup
- 1 cup finely ground pistachio
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
Get medium-sized donut molds, which are available in markets and often used for baked donuts instead of fried ones
Place the knafeh in a deep plate, spread the ghee over it, then sprinkle the powdered sugar and mix well to coat all the knafeh
Put a little knafeh in the donut molds and press well to make the surface even
Bake in the oven until golden brown
Remove from the oven, immediately pour syrup over it, let it absorb for a few minutes, then let it cool completely
For the milk mixture, in a saucepan put the milk and heat until very hot, remove from heat, add lemon juice, stir a little, and let it separate, then strain with a fine sieve to get the cheese and set aside
For the muhallabia, in a saucepan put milk and cornstarch, stir to dissolve, put on heat with continuous stirring until it thickens, remove from heat, add orange blossom water, and let it cool
In a bowl, put the cheese from the milk mixture and the muhallabia, and mix well to get a homogeneous mixture
Mix the pistachio with the cheese mixture and spread it on the donuts, which can be used as a single layer or stacked with some knafeh in between
Add more syrup and pistachio on top and serve