Kadaif is a very fine spaghetti-like pastry. It was probably introduced through the Ottomans. The strings are interlaced and then drenched in sugar syrup. Sometimes nuts are added to the mix for flavour. Below the Albanian version
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| butter spread 1/2 kg |
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| kadaif |
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| walnuts |
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| cinnamon |
Servings: 4
Preparation:
On a baking pan covered with butter spread 1/2 kg (about 18 ounces) of kadaif. In the middle of the pan spread a row of walnuts and some cinnamon (1 cup of pressed walnuts should suffice). From above, spread on the kadaif 1/4 kg (about 9 ounces) of melted butter or place pieces of solid butter on the kadaif. Bake the kadaif in a hot oven until it has obtained a red color. The syrup must be added to the kadaif after it has completely cooled. Prepare the syrup using 1 kg (about 35 ounces) of sugar and 1 liter of water, which you boil for 20 minutes.
