Kadayıf Rolls with Walnuts (Cevizli Burma Kadayıf)

In addition to güllaç, sweets made from kadaif dough are also very popular during Ramadan, although they can be found on sale throughout the year.

The kadaif dough, used in the manufacture of this type of sweets, is made up of long, very thin strands of fresh dough.

 

Here is the recipe for Kadaif Rolls with Walnuts (Cevizli Burma Kadayıf):

  

500 g kadaif dough (tel kadayıf) * 250 g butter * 250 g chopped walnuts

 

For the syrup:

5 cups of sugar * 2 cups of water * juice of 1 lemon

 

Decoration:

Grated pistachios

 

Melt the butter and let it cool. Separate the kadaif dough thread by thread and place it on a baking tray (baking tray). Cover the kadaif dough with the melted butter and dip all the strands well in the fat. Take a portion of dough (the size of an orange) and roll it out on a work table. Sprinkle with a tablespoon of chopped walnuts and form a roll as follows: first fold it widthwise and then again, making several turns, holding the dough at the ends. Proceed in this way with the remaining kadaif dough. Place the rolls on the tray with the remaining melted butter and bake in a preheated oven at 200º until they are toasted. Meanwhile prepare the syrup. Bring the sugar and water to the boil for 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice and remove from the heat. Let cool. When the rolls are ready, let them cool (until the tray is warm) and cover them with the warm syrup. Let it rest overnight or at least four hours before serving. 

Note: Kadaif dough is fresh dough made up of long, thin strands.