Traditional Knaffe Dessert - Kosher.com

Ingredients

• 1 package frozen kataif (knaffe) dough, thawed to room temp
• 1 and 1/2 sticks butter
• 1-1 and 1/2 pounds grated mozzarella curd cheese (note: this is not the type used for pizza!)
• 1 pound ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup Gefen Confectioners’ Sugar or other powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon Gefen Vanilla Sugar
• 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• pinch of saffron threads
• juice of 1 lemon
• a few drops of rose water or orange blossom water, optional
• 3 tablespoons peeled pistachios