Knafeh | Middle Eastern Cheese & Phyllo Dough Dessert | Club House

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 ml) sugar
• 1 (250 ml) water
• 2 tsps (10 ml) fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsps (10 ml) pure vanilla extract (club house)
• 1 1/2 tsps (7 ml) cardamom ground
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) ginger ground
• 1 pound (16 ounces/500 g) frozen kataifi dough partially thawed
• 1 cup (250 ml) ghee melted (plus more for greasing pan)
• 1/2 pound (8 ounces/225 g) Halloumi cheese thinly sliced
• 3/4 pound (12 ounces/350 g) shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) roasted shelled pistachios chopped