Kataifi

Source : Preheat The Oven To 180 C And Roast The Almonds In A Baking Tray Lined With Greaseproof Paper For 12 Minutes Melt The Butter In A Small Pot Over Medium...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : November 27, 2025

Step:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and roast the almonds in a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper for 12 minutes.

    Kataifi recipe step 1 photo
  2. Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat.

    Kataifi recipe step 2 photo
  3. Place the almonds (after they have cooled), the sugar, the cinnamon and the nutmeg into a blender and blend.

    Kataifi recipe step 3 photo
  4. After working a bit on the kataifi shredded dough to separate the strands and make them a bit fluffy, cut pieces of it and spread them out so that they form long strips.

    Kataifi recipe step 4 photo
  5. Brush the edge of the strip with butter and place 1 heaping tsp of filling.

    Kataifi recipe step 5 photo
  6. Roll it carefully so that the filling is thoroughly covered.

    Kataifi recipe step 6 photo
  7. Place the rolls in a round baking tray (24 cm) and brush them with butter.

    Kataifi recipe step 7 photo
  8. Just before you remove the baking tray from the oven, prepare the syrup, which you make over strong heat and leave it for three minutes after it starts boiling.

    Kataifi recipe step 8 photo
  9. Remove the kataifi from the oven and pour the hot syrup over it.

    Kataifi recipe step 9 photo

Ingredients

  1. 450 g kataifi (shredded filo dough)
  2. 100 g almonds (blanched)
  3. 80 g unsalted butter
  4. 2 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1/8 tsp nutmeg 
  6. 2 tbsp demerara sugar
  7. Syrup
  8. 500 g sugar
  9. 400 g water
  10. 1 little bit of lemon juice
  11. 2-3 cloves []

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