Kanafa

Kanafa

1 package Kanafa dough
2 sticks of butter
2 lbs ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
orange powder

Directions: Tear Kanafa dough into small pieces into a large bowl. Melt
the butter and pour over dough. Mix it thoroughly with your hand. Take
half and put onto large, buttered baking sheet. Mix together 2 lbs ricotta
cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Take the mixture
and slowly take a handful at a time put on top of the dough until the whole
sheet is covered. Then, put orange powder in the other half of the dough
and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle the dough ontop and press down on top of the
ricotta cheese mixture. Cook in 300 degree oven for 30 minutes. Meanwhile,
make a syrup from 4 cups of sugar, 2 cups of water, 1 teaspoon rosewater, 1
teaspoon lemon juice and a pinch of saffron. Melt the sugar in the water,
when it is melted add the rosewater and lemon juice and saffron. You can
even add a pinch of ground cardommon (Hale). Pour over top of the Kanafa
when it is done cooking.