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Kanaifi Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Use angel hair filo.

Filling:
1 ½ cups ground walnuts
1 teaspoon cinammon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
4 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ pound butter – melted
1 lemon rind
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Syrup:
1 orange – rind only
4-5 whole cloves
3 cinammon sticks
1 ½ cup water
1 cup sugar
½ cup honey
Directions:
Directions:
Filling:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

Syrup:
Cook all ingredients in a saucepan for 5-10 minutes. Add ¼ cup water as it evaporates. Mixture is fairly thick.


Method:
Cut filo lengthwise into 3 inch wide strips. Use buttered pan. Fill it tightly.
Place a thin layer of filling all along the filo and roll it like a cabbage roll.
Bake at 350* for 20 minutes until filo is baked.
Pour syrup evenly with ladle over all while hot. Let sit and cool.

 

 

 

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