Knafe Cheesecake

Name: Knafe Cheesecake
Ingredients: 100 g (3x½ oz) knafe (kataifi) pastry; 100 g (3x½ oz) knafe (kataifi) pastry; 100 g (3x½ oz) knafe (kataifi) pastry; 240 ml water (1 cup) water; 120 ml (½ cup) orange juice; 170 g (6 oz) crushed digestive biscuits or graham crackers; 170 g (6 oz) crushed digestive biscuits or graham crackers; 110 g (1 stick) butter, melted; 400 g (14 oz) soft cream cheese; 100 g (¼ cup) sugar; 3 tbsp rosewater; 2 tsp cornflour; 3 large eggs

Preparation info

Serves
8
generously

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Cheesecake Cookbook

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2025

About

Ingredients

For the topping

100 g (3x½ oz) knafe (kataifi) pastry
50 g

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Using scissors, snip the pastry into pieces. Melt the butter in the microwave then pour over the pastry and rub it in using your fingertips. Lay the pastry out flat on a baking sheet and cook for 15-20 minutes until golden. Keep checking and turning the pastry over to ensure it does not burn. Once ready, take out and leave to one side to cool.
Make the syrup by