Name: Kateifi
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 450 g (1 lb) caster sugar; 500 ml (18 fl oz) water; 300 g (10½ oz) kateifi pastry or filo pastry, finely shredded; 75 g (2¾ oz) butter, melted; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 50 ml (2 fl oz) double cream; 1 large egg, beaten; 110 g (3¼ oz) ground almonds; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; chopped pistachios, to decorate; strip of lemon peel; 1 tsp lemon juice; 4 whole cloves; 1 stick of cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

This shredded filo pastry is also known as Knafeh or Kadayif, depending on whether you are referring to the Turkish, Greek or Arabic pastries. It looks a little like Shredded Wheat (the breakfast cereal, that is) and is available from most local Greek or Turkish stores. The finished pastries are sweet and syrupy with a delicious spicy almond filling.