Greek Kataifi Pastries

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups very finely chopped almonds
• 1 1/2 cups very finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 (1 lb) box kataifi pastry
• 4 cups sugar
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 brush jelly roll pan with melted butter and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix together almonds, walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon.
• 4 mix together egg, cream, and melted butter.
• 5 stir into nut mixture.
• 6 to prepare rolls, take a handful of pastry, and spread it out to about 6" long.
• 7 brush liberally with melted butter and place a tablespoonful of nut filling on bottom of pastry.
• 8 roll up tighty, gathering in loose ends as you go.
• 9 place seam side down on buttered pan.
• 10 repeat with remaining pastry and filling, trying not to let sides touch each other in the pan.
• 11 brush tops of completed pastries with melted butter.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees f.
• 13 for about 1 hour, or until nice and golden.
• 14 remove from oven and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.
• 15 while pastries are baking, prepare syrup.
• 16 mix together sugar and water in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 17 stir until sugar dissolves, then add lemon juice and cinnamon stick.
• 18 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 19 allow syrup to cool completely before pouring over pastry.
• 20 spoon syrup over hot rolls and allow to rest for several hours before serving.