Knafa Rolls Baqlawa bil Sha’riyya

Name: Knafa Rolls Baqlawa bil Sha’riyya
Yield: Makes about 35 to 40 pieces
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: ¾ to 1 cup (6–8 oz/175–225 g) melted butter (or half butter and half oil); 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; One 16 oz/450 g package kunafa (shredded fillo dough), thawed; 1 egg-white, whisked; 2 cups (8 oz/225 g) walnuts, skinned almonds, or pistachios, coarsely ground; 1 tablespoon rose water

Preparation info

Makes about
35 to 40 pieces

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

Kunafa rolls are commonly called baqlawa bil sha’riyya (baklawa of vermicelli noodles), and some bakers prefer to fill the rolls with whole pistachios rather than the ground nut mixture.

Ingredients

One 16 oz/450 g package kunafa (shredded fillo dough), thawed
¾ to 1

Asia
Iraq
Dessert
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 325°F/160°C/gas mark 3.
Make the filling by mixing all the ingredients in a medium bowl. The egg-white and rose water will help bind the ingredients.
Put the shredded dough in a big bowl, and refresh it with a sprinkling of wate