Kunefe

1 kg "0 number" kadayif. Crumble by hand in a large pan. Spread 250
gr. of meltet dairy butter over the kadayif. Mix the dough to blend
the butter in well. Separate the dough into 2 equal parts. Oil a new
pan and spread one of the 2 halves. Spread a suficient measure of
fresh sweet white cheese ("lor"). Spread the other half of the kadayif
eevenly over the cheese. Cover the whole thing with a weighted cover
for 2 hours. Bake in oven for 45 minutes. Spread warm but not hot
syrup over the kunefe. Serve warm.

The syrup is made with 2 kg sugar, 1.250 gr water, half a lemon. Boil
until well mixed. Cool before spreading over kadayif.

(This recipe is from the chef of the Korumar Hotel, Kusadasi. Aug
1995)