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== Description ==
"Cigar" Pastries with Walnut Filling
==Ingredients==
* 3 oz shelled walnuts, finely chopped
* 1½ tablespoons sugar
* ½ lb butter, cut into bits and clarified
* 14 sheets phyllo pastry, each about 14 inches long and 12, thoroughly defrosted if frozen
=== Syrup ===
* 1¼ lb sugar
* ½ pint water
* 2½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice
* 1 teaspoon rose water
==Directions==
# Stir the chopped walnuts and the 1½ tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl and set the mixture aside.
# Preheat the oven to mark 6 / 400°F.
# Grease 2 baking sheets with 1 oz of the butter, using a pastry brush.
=== "Cigars" ===
# Brush one sheet of phyllo evenly with ¾ teaspoon of the butter.
# Fold the sheet in half crosswise to make a two-layered rectangle about 12 inches long and 7 inches wide.
# Brush the top with about ½ teaspoon of the butter.
# Make a 1-inch-wide fold on the closed side of the pastry and brush the fold lightly with butter.
# Sprinkle a teaspoon or so of the walnut mixture in an even row along its length, and roll the phyllo into a tight cylinder, about 1 inch in diameter.
# Assemble the remaining sheets of phyllo in the same way.
# Gently transfer the rolls to the baking sheet, and brush the tops lightly with the rest of the butter.
# Bake in the top part of the oven for about 20 minutes, until the rolls are crisp and a delicate golden brown.
# Then slide them carefully onto a large serving dish.
=== Syrup ===
# Bring the sugar, water and lemon juice to the boil over high heat in a small, heavy saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
# Cook briskly, undisturbed, until the syrup reaches a temperature of 220°F on a sugar-boiling thermometer, or a small bit dripped into iced water immediately forms a coarse thread.
# Add the rose water and pour the syrup into a heatproof bowl or jug, and let it cool to lukewarm.
# To serve, cut the rolls into 2-inch lengths and arrange them attractively on a serving plate.
# Moisten the warm pastry with a little syrup and serve the rest separately in a small jug.
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Category:Pastry Recipes