Hairy Fingers

11 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 lb almonds or 12 lb walnuts, chopped
  • 12 cup breadcrumbs, toasted
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 12 cup orange juice
  • 1 lb kadaifi, pastry
  • 1 14 cups butter, melted
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 12 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2
    Grease baking pan.
  3. 3
    Mix nuts, crumbs, sugar and orange juice.
  4. 4
    Divide the long threads of kadaifi pastry into 16 to 18 portions.
  5. 5
    On the end of each portion, place 1 heaping tablespoon of nut mixture.
  6. 6
    Roll up loosely.
  7. 7
    Place rolls side by side in pan, but not too closely.
  8. 8
    Pour butter over rolls and bake for 45 minutes.
  9. 9
    Remove rolls from oven.
  10. 10
    While rolls are resting for 20 minutes, combine syrup ingredients in saucepan.
  11. 11
    Boil for 5 minutes.
  12. 12
    Pour syrup over rolls.
  13. 13
    Cover with dish towel.
  14. 14
    Allow syrup to absorb for 5 or 6 hours.
  15. 15
    Sprinkle with cinnamon.

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