Pura (Nut Pastries)

Name: Pura (Nut Pastries)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped (or ground); 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped (or ground); 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 20 sheets phyllo dough (12x15 inches); 1 cup butter, melted; cinnamon, Honey Syrup; 1 cup sugar; 2/3 cup water; 1/4 cup honey; 1 small cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped (or ground)
1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped (or ground)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
20 sheets phyllo dough (12x15 inches)
1 cup butter, melted
cinnamon, Honey Syrup
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1/4 cup honey
1 small cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Mix together all ingredients except phyllo and butter.
3

Brush half of a sheet of phyllo with meted butter fold other half over and brush with butter so that you have a piece of phyllo 7 1/2 x 12 inches. Sprinkle with 1 TBL of nut mixture. Beginning at one end roll phyllo as you would a jelly roll. Cut into halves making 2 rolls approximately 3 1/4 inches in length.
4

Place on a greased cookie sheet (or on parchment) with smooth side of pastry up and brush with melted butter.
5

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. While hot dip into warm Cinnamon-Honey Syrup and drain. (Don't burn your fingers!).
6

Cinnamon-Honey Syrup.
7

Mix all ingredients together and simmer for 30 minutes. Cook only until light brown.