Greek Almond And Walnut Kataifi

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb kataifi pastry, unfrozen per package instructions (may not be halal if contains lecithin, found in greek and some middle eastern shops)
• 1 lb butter, melted (may use less but it's always good to have enough!)
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup almonds, coarsely ground (loz)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 cups sugar (i use about 1/8 cup less)
• 1 1/8 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 thin strip lemon peel
• 3 whole cloves (fresh, or use 4)
• 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f (175c).
• 2 prepare syrup:.
• 3 heat the water in a saucepan over low heat. add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
• 4 add the lemon juice, peel, and cloves, and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 stir in the honey, remove from the heat, strain, and set aside to cool.
• 7 prepare filling:.
• 8 in a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling and blend well with a wooden spoon.
• 9 a word about kataïfi dough:.
• 10 this dough comes commercially packaged in a long strip, about 3 inches wide. to prepare it for this recipe, lay the long strip out on a clean work surface and divide it into 18-24 pieces, gently spreading the strands out a bit if they clump together. each piece will be used to create an individual kataïfi roll. keep unused dough covered with a piece of waxed paper and a damp towel on top of that to keep it from drying out.
• 11 brush a strip with melted butter.
• 12 place a tablespoon of the filling at one end of the strip and roll up into a cylinder, tucking in any stray pieces of dough. take care to roll the pastry tightly so that the filling is securely enclosed.
• 13 place the rolls seam side down in a lightly buttered baking dish, close together but not squashed, and brush well with butter. bake for 45-60 minutes, until golden brown and crispy looking.
• 14 remove from oven, pour cool syrup over the pastry and cover with a clean towel. let cool about 3-4 hours as it absorbs the syrup.
• 15 enjoy!