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Khounafa Filo Pastry With Nuts Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lohashim / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago This is not a standard recipe, this is royal! Best way to eat: Fast, before the kids get a hold of it. Prep:20m Cook:30m Servings:12	Lohashim
	filo pastry filled with nuts

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Ingredients

Butter,1/2,pound,unsalted,melted

filo pastry,1,pound

walnuts,2,cup,chopped

sugar,3,tablespoon

1 1/2,cup,cold syrup

syrup:

sugar, 3 cups

water, 1 1/2 cups

lemon juice,1 Tablespoon

rose-water, 1 teaspoon or orange blossom water

Directions

In small bowl combine nuts & sugar.

Brush baking dish (app. 12in *18in) with butter.

Place 1 pastry sheet in pan,brush with butter.

Place second sheet on top,overlap or fold sides if necessary, brush with butter,continue 8-10 layers.

Spread walnut mixture evenly over top sheet.

Cover with remaining pastry sheets.butter each layer

Be sure to butter last sheet.

Cut diagonal lines down and across to form diamond shaped pieces.

Bake in preheated oven 350 bake 30 min, increase heat to 450 and bake 5-10 more min, until pastry puffs are a light golden color.

While it is still hot pour syrup over it.

for the syrup:

Dissolve sugar in water. Add lemon juice, bring to a boil.

Stir occasionally until syrup slightly thickens (about 10 min.)

Add rose-water towards end of cooking time.

STAND TO COOL

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hannylatif 1 year ago said:
Lohisham... this is not the one I ate. The khunafa was sold in a round plastic plate. I bought mine from one of the kabsa shop. Sorry for the trouble. Thanks.