Kunafa the Traditionally Desert

Ingredients

• 1 lb konafa pastry dough (can be found in most middle eastern, arab or greek grocery stores or markets)
• 1⁄2 lb butter, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rose water or 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup blanched whole almond
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
• 2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped (or 2 1/2 cups pistachios and omit raisins)
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 lb soft ricotta cheese (this is an alternative filling, if using ricotta omit the nuts, raisins, cinnamon and the 2 1/2 tbsp)
• butter, for buttering the pan

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