Stuffed Kataifi

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Ingredients
Loosened Kataifi pastry, thawed -1/2 packet
(Kataifi is a Middle Eastern pastry made from shredded phyllo dough)
Melted butter-1/2 cup
Filling
Chopped dates-15
Chopped almonds,cashew nuts,walnuts,pistachio-each a handful
Cinnamon powder-1/8tsp
Sugar-4tsp
( mix everything together )
Syrup
Honey -3/4 cup
Sugar-2 cups
Water-2 & 1/2 cups
Cinnamon powder-less than 1/8tsp
Lemon juice-1tbsp
(Add all the ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Keep the syrup hot until your Kataifi has cooled from the oven )
Method
Grease a baking tray with butter.Spread a thick layer of the kataifi pastry.Pour 1/2 of the butter evenly on top of the pastry.Sprinkle the filling generously on top,again put the remaining pastry to cover the nuts.Pour the remaining butter evenly on the pastry.Bake it at 350 deg. for 30 minutes or till top is slightly golden brown.While still warm pour the hot syrup on top,let it spread evenly.Cool,cut & serve it.