Greek Kataefe

Ingredients:

2 lbs "kataefe" phyllo

4 cups chopped walnuts

1 1/2 cup butter

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs

4 tbs sugar

7 cups sugar

5 cups water

Lemon peel

1 tsp lemon juice

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat oven to 170 C or 260 F. In a bowl mix walnuts, sugar, eggs and cinnamon. Melt butter. Butter a baking pan. Place half kataefe phyllo at the bottom and sprinkle with some melted butter. Place on top walnut filling. Place on top the rest of the kataefe phyllo, again sprinkling with butter. Bake in medium heat for half and hour. Let cool, cover with towels and let stand overnight. In a sauce pan bring to a boil sugar, water and lemon peel. Let boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove lemon peel. Pour warm syrup over cold kataefe.

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