Persian Pastries

Name: Persian Pastries
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 16 servings Butter, melted; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 118 milliliters honey; 2 slices lemon; 2 slices orange; 1 package phyllo; 118 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters finely chopped walnuts or pistachios, for garnish; 473 milliliters finely chopped walnuts; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Persian Pastries a try. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 274 calories. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up honey, water, orange, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl combine the walnuts, sugar and cardamom. Butter a 9 by 9 by 1 3/4-inch baking dish. Cover phyllo with a very lightly dampened towel and keep covered at all times when it is not being used.

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Cardamom

Walnuts

Butter

Sugar

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Baking Pan

Bowl

Cut phyllo into 8 by 11-inch sheets.

Place 1 sheet at a time on a work surface and lightly brush with butter.

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Butter

Place 2 tablespoons of the spiced sugar-nut mixture lengthwise down the center of each leaf of phyllo. Fold each sheet over several times lengthwise to form a 1-inch wide strip, enclosing the filling.

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Sugar

Roll up each strip to make a coil and place flat (coil side up) in the prepared dish against the side to prevent it from uncoiling. Repeat the whole procedure with the rest of the phyllo sheets.

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