Kataifi is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert that consists of shredded pastry, butter, nuts, spices and honey syrup. The pastry becomes crispy and golden when baked and afterwards it is moistened in hot honey syrup. Similar to the famous Baklava but with an entirely different texture.
If you haven't tried Kataifi we advise you to drop everything right now and make it!
It's an easy dessert that looks exceedingly complicated.
It's perfect for every occasion and a wonderful alternative if you want to impress family and friends.
Or if you just want a little pick- me- up 😉
Serve it warm, serve it cold, serve it with a scoop of ice cream or simply on its own.
So...what are you waiting for?
Enjoy! Xx
Ingredients
For the Kataifi
500g Kataifi
300g Walnuts
2 tsp cinnamon
250g butter
1/2 tsp cloves
For the Syrup
600g sugar
400g water
Lemon peel
1/4 cup glucose
1. Place the walnuts in a blender and blend until the walnuts are roughly chopped. Remove from blender and combine the Walnuts with the cinnamon and the cloves. Put aside.
2. Melt the butter and butter the sides of a pan with a diameter of about 24 cm.
3. Cut a handful of Kataifi open, spread it on your palm and place a small amount of the walnut filling in the center. Wrap the Kataifi in a roll, folding the sides inwards to seal the filling. Transfer it to the buttered pan. Repeat with the rest of the Kataifi and filling.
4. Line the Kataifi rolls in the buttered pan next to each other. When the pan is full, pour the melted butter over the rolls and bake in a preheated oven at 180° for 50- 60 minuets, until the pastry becomes golden brown.
5. In a saucepan, boil the sugar, water, lemon peel and glucose for 3 minutes.
While the syrup is still hot, slowly pour it over the Kataifi. Set the Kataifi aside until it cools down and the syrup is fully absorbed,
Note
The same recipe can be made with almonds instead of Walnuts.