Pistachio Kadayif

Name: Pistachio Kadayif
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 5 h
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 125 g (4½ oz) butter, melted and cooled until lukewarm; 250 g (9 oz) kadayif (angel hair) pastry (available from Turkish, other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food shops); 150 g (5½ oz) unsalted pistachio nut kernels, ground (not too coarsely and not too fine); 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 200 g (7 oz/scant 1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

A cousin of the künefe (cheese pastry) on the previous page, chis angel hair pastry is served cold.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) kadayif (angel hair) pastry (available from Turkish, other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food shops)
125 g

Asia
Turkey
Pastry
Dessert
Pie
Istanbul
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

First, make the syrup. Put the sugar and 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) water in a small saucepan, and stir until the s