poon.
A word about kataifi dough:
This dough comes
n extra large bowl, add Kataifi pastry, breaking all strings apart with
Add filling to the pastry strips; roll pastry closed around the filling
Prepare your favorite pie pastry recipe; roll it as thin as possible.
It does not have to look uniform.
Place on a cookie sheet; prick with a fork.
Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with sugar.
Tilt cookie sheet to side and tap on bottom to remove excess sugar.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until brown.
Cool, then break or cut into pieces.
Layer individual servings with freshly sliced, sweetened strawberries, peaches or your favorite fruit.
Top with whipped cream or a dairy topping.
ill be using a shortcrust pastry recipe instead of the crescent roll
pull strands of pastry apart. Pour butter over pastry, mix well. Place
Bake your shells. I call them nests since I use the Kataifi.
Place 1 tablesppon of chicken in each shell.
Crumle blue cheese on top or drizzle if using dressing.
Garnish with green onions or leeks.
One variation I like is to drizzle Recipe #481797 on top and then place a slice of mango on top.
Make your own flavor variations!
place one quarter of the kataifi in a layer and brush
oil to make removing the pastry easier.
Combine sugar, water
d cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture is
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Brush 12 muffin cups with butter or use silicone muffin pans.
Pull the kataifi into 1-inch-thick bundles; cut bundles into 2-inch lengths. Place in a bowl; separate into a loose pile with fingers. Toss with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, if using.
Divide among 12 muffin cups; press into bottom and up the sides.
Cook until golden and crisp around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
Let cool.
Fill with jelly beans, speckled eggs or other candy eggs.
inutes; drain.
Prepare the pastry, adding the chives or green
s formed.
*Knead the pastry (with a little gf flour
ecommended for puff pastry shells.
Bake puff pastry shells according to
sing your fingers or a pastry blender, blend until the mixture
Prepare the pastry as directed: In a bowl,
f using as a cake/pastry filling, chill (with plastic wrap
Make the best pie pastry recipe. Halve recipe to make one pie pastry. Heat oven to 375\u00b0. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough and fit pastry into 9-inch pie pan and flute or crimp the edges.
Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
In large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients; let stand.
Roll out half of pastry and line 9-inch pie plate as directed in Steps 1 through 3 of pastry recipe. Spoon filling evenly into crust; dot with butter or margarine. Prepare top crust as directed in Step 4 of pastry recipe; make a decorative edge.
Bake 50 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 6 servings.
Roll out thawed puff pastry sheet to make a 10