Cheese-filled Kadayif

An easy, cheesy, sweet dessert.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1 10

Course Dessert

Ingredients

1 lb. pkg. kadayif dough (shredded phyllo dough) (defrosted and at room temperature)
1½ cubes or sticks unsalted butter (melted)
1½ to 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese (shredded)

Simple Syrup Ingredients:

2 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 lemon peel
1 lemon (juiced)

Instructions

Cheese Kadayif Directions:

Melt butter and mix with kadayif dough. Put 1 layer of dough in a 3-quart baking dish. Layer with the cheese. Cover with remaining dough. Bake about 40 minutes at 350°. Pour cooled syrup over hot kadayif and serve.

Simple Syrup Directions:

Bring sugar, water and lemon peel to a boil. Keep stirring till the sugar has dissolved and water is clear. Add the lemon juice and leave to simmer for 7-10 minutes. Leave to cool slightly. Remove lemon peel.

Notes

The cheese kadayif recipe is one of the many treasured recipes published in the Armenian and Selected Favorite Recipes Cookbook by the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church Trinity Guild (now Ladies’ Guild) in 1970. The cost for each cookbook is $20.00, including $5.00 for shipping. Make check payable to: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. To order, contact: nazik@holytrinityfresno.org.

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