Description
Celebrate Easter with these crispy, honeyed Kataifi Pastry treats that offer a delightful blend of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
- Kataifi pastry (approx. 250 g), thawed if frozen
- Unsalted butter (6 tablespoons / 85 g), melted
- Mixed nuts (1 cup, chopped) – pistachios, almonds, or walnuts
- Granulated sugar (1/3 cup)
- Ground cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
- Honey (1/2 cup)
- Water (1/4 cup)
- Lemon juice (1 tablespoon)
- Orange blossom water or vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon), optional
- Fresh orange zest (1 teaspoon)
- Powdered sugar for dusting, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Prepare the filling: In a bowl, combine chopped nuts, sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest. Stir until evenly mixed.
- Separate the kataifi threads gently with your fingers and keep them covered with a damp towel.
- Brush the kataifi with melted butter, layer a small handful onto your hand, place a teaspoon of nut filling in the center, then shape into a nest or roll. Repeat to create 12–16 petite pastries.
- Arrange the nests on the baking sheet and brush tops with more butter. Bake for 25–30 minutes, rotating halfway through.
- Make the syrup while pastries bake: Combine honey, water, lemon juice, and optional orange blossom water in a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle the warm syrup over the pastries as soon as they come out of the oven, then let them rest for 10 minutes.
- Dust with powdered sugar, garnish with extra chopped pistachios, and serve warm.
Notes
For a chocolate twist, add cocoa to the nut mix. Store pastries in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: Easter, Kataifi, Pastry, Dessert, Honey, Nuts, Spring