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Cinnamon Kataifi With Nuts Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Ahmed1 / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago Kataifi is a kind of ready made dough that you may find in middle east stores or any other place in the world.It is also called (Kunafah). Prep:25m Cook:40m Servings:12	Ahmed1
	crunchy honey cinnamon dessert

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Ingredients

FOR THE SYRUP:

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

few drops of lemon juice

FOR THE KATAIFI DOUGH:

1/2kg kataifi dough

1 cup melted ghee or butter+2 tbsp.

1/3 cup super fine caster sugar

1/4 cup roasted pistashio.

1/4 cup roasted hazelnuts.

1/4 cup walnuts or pecan.

1 tsp cinnamon powder.

Directions

-Preheat oven to 375F and position rack in center of oven.

-Make the syrup by mixing the sugar and the water together in a saucepan over medium heat till all sugar is dissolved,add the lemon drops,raise the heat and let simmer for 6-7 minutes.Remove from heat and let cool completly.

For The kataifi:

1-Mix together the kataifi(the kataifi dough should be cut in 2cm stribes using scissors)the sugar and the melted ghee and rub all together with your hands till all combined.

2-Grease a 24cm aluminum dish with 2 tbsp melted ghee.

3-pat half of the dough in the dish with your hands so that all the dish is evenly covere.Use a smaller dish and put it on top of the dough, press firmly with both of your hands.

4-Mix together the nuts and the cinnamon with 2 tsp sugar and give it a pulse or two in your mixer.

5-Spread the nuts all over the dough.

6-cover the nuts layer with the rest of the kataifi dough and again use the small dish to press the dough firmly.

7-Bake for 30-40 minutes till top turn golden.

8-Take out from oven and pour the cooled syrup over the hot surface.

9-Leave it for 5 min utes till all syrup is absorbed and place a bigger serving dish on top and flip quickly.

Served warm or cold.

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Comments

mystic_river1 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Wow...that sounds super! I know my Pappa especially will eat half by himsel and that is good cause his apetite is poor.. Thanks for the post.

shirleyoma 1 year, 8 months ago said:
You got me on this one! got my 5

magali777 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Mmm..looks delicious Ahmed

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