Kadaifi

Ingredients

• 1 pound
• 1 cup Blanched Whole Almonds finely chopped
• 1 cup Walnuts finely chopped
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Melba Toast ground
• 1 tbsp Cinnamon
• 8 cups Sugar for syrup
• 6 cups Water for syrup
• Lemon Juice of 1 medium lemon
• Almond Flakes for garnish
• 1 1/2 cups Margarine (unsalted) melted for brushing

Directions

We put in a bowl the almonds, walnuts, sugar, melba toast, cinnamon and mix.

Preheat the oven to 350oF.

The we prepare the shredded wheat: Shredded wheat packages come compressed. So as to make it fluffier, lay it on a working surface and gently spread apart the strands, pulling them lightly apart with your fingers. Cut into strips of about 7 3/4 inches long and about a palm size wide.

In order to assemble the "kadaifi" we put in the center of one of the narrower ends of the strip 1 tablespoon of the nut mixture. Fold in the two opposite longer sides of the strip and then rolls it up to enclose the filling.

Repeat with the remaining ingredients, then place them into a greased baking pan, one next to the other. We brush them with margarine and bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes, until golden.

In the meantime we prepare the syrup:

Place in a large saucepan all the syrup ingredients and boil for about 8-10 minutes, until thickened. We remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.

Then we remove the pan from the oven and pour the syrup over. Cover the pan with a kitchen towel and leave the "kadaifi" for about 1-1 1/2 hours to absorb syrup and cool. Garnish with almond flakes.