Bring the sugar, water and honey to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer 10 minutes, until the sugar melts and the syrup thickens slightly.
⚙ SimmeringStove
💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
2
Add the rose water.
To assemble
3
Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F) and butter the pan.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
4
Mix the walnuts, pistachios and cinnamon.
5
Roll out the dough and cut into 8 x8 cm squares.
Knife
6
Place a spoonful of the nut filling on each square and fold.
Spoon / teaspoon (regular)
7
Arrange in the pan and brush with the melted butter.
Baking panPastry brush
8
Bake 25–30 minutes, until the pastries are golden and crisp.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
9
As soon as they come out of the oven, pour the hot syrup over them, and let cool before serving.
821calories
11 gprotein
87 gcarbs
50 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 41%● fat 54%
Per serving (220 g), of 8 servings
For the Sugar Syrup · To assemble ·
A button hides that part of the recipe, in print too. Another click brings it back. The choice is kept for this recipe.
Cinnamon: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 247 kcal per 100 g · More about Cinnamon →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Pastry brush· Also works: Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Spread with the back of a spoon, less even) · Paper towels (Paper towel dipped in oil)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
