Kanafa

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* 450 – 500 g of kanafa pastry
* ½ cup of butter
* 2 cans of thickened cream (kushtah)
* 1 cup of chopped nuts
* 1 tablespoon of ground cardamom
=== Syrup ===
* 1 cup of water
* 1½ cups of sugar
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 5 whole cloves
== Directions ==
# Pull the kanafa pastry apart and break into two inch pieces.
# Spread half of the kanafa in a 9" x 13" pan.
# Sprinkle on half of the butter.
# Press into the pan.
# Spread the two cans of cream over the kanafa.
# Mix the nuts with the ground cardamom and sprinkle evenly over the cream.
# Top with the rest of the kanafa pastry.
# Sprinkle on the remaining butter.
# Gently press the kanafa into the pan, as much as you are able to.
# Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
# Meanwhile, make the syrup.
# Bring all of the ingredients to boil in a sauce pan, then reduce to a light boil and boil another 5–10 minutes.
# When you take the kanafa out of the oven, remove the cinnamon and cloves from the syrup.
# Pour the syrup evenly over the hot kanafa.
# Leave in the pan for one hour to cool and soak up the syrup.
# Cut with a sharp knife into squares and serve.
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