Our homemade Kataifi recipe with ouzo.
Course: DessertsCuisine: GreekDifficulty: EasyServings
20
kataifiPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
20
minutesOur easy kataifi recipe is a delicious dessert scented with ground cinnamon and ground clove wrapped into golden crispy kataifi pastry and smothered in sweet syrup. Our twist of 2 shots of ouzo adds another element of yumminess.
Ingredients
Kataifi pastry
800 grams walnuts
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup white sugar
250 grams of butter
2 shots ouzo
- KATAIFI SYRUP
3 cups white sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 whole lemon peel
4 cups of water
Instructions
- Finely chop walnuts.
- Combine white sugar, ground cinnamon, cloves and stir through 1 shot ouzo.
- Melt butter and grease baking dish.
- Prepare Kataifi pastry, stretching and cutting into a square shape.
- Drizzle generous amount melted butter over prepared Kataifi square shape.
- Add 1 tablespoon mixture into Kataifi square.
- Roll it up tightly, folding inwards, to form a small cylinder.
- Place the Kataifi roll in the baking dish and brush with melted butter.
- Repeat with the rest of the Kataifi pastry and filling, leaving a gap between each piece.
- Bake Kataifi in a preheated oven at 180C for about 20 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Prepare Kataifi syrup, adding water, white sugar, cinnamon stick and whole lemon peel.
- Allow syrup to combine and reduce slightly.
- Ladle syrup over hot Kataifi and drizzle 1 shot ouzo over the top of each Kataifi.
- Cover the baking dish for about 10 minutes allowing the syrup to be absorbed.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Optional garnish with chopped pistachios.
- Make sure the kataifi pastry is defrosted before using.
- Kataifi pastry is a versatile ‘string like’ pastry used for both sweet and savoury dishes found in gourmet stores as well as Middle Eastern speciality supermarkets.
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