Flogheres (Almond Pipes)
- 4 large phyllo (filo) pastry sheets sheets
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 pound almonds toasted, sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 each eggs well-beaten
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- Brush filo sheets with 1/4 cup butter - stacking sheets on a large chopping board or counter top.
- Combine almonds, sugar, salt, egg, orange peel, cinnamon and remaining butter in a small bowl.
- Spread over top of filo sheets.
- Beginning with longer side, roll tightly into one long roll.
- Tuck ends in well.
- Place in an ungreased, metal baking pan.
- Slice into 8 portions.
- Spread portions out slightly so that heat can circulate between rolls.
- Bake in a moderately hot oven (375 degrees F) 45 to 50 minutes until top filo is deep golden brown and nuts at side look well-toasted.
- Remove from oven and pour hot Cinnamon Honey Syrup over rolls at once until sizzling stops.
- (Do not pour syrup over after sizzling stops or rolls will be too sticky.)
- Cinnamon Honey Syrup: 1 cup honey 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 teaspoon orange peel 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
- Combine honey, sugar, water, orange peel, and cinnamon in a small saucepan.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
- Simmer 20 minutes.
- Stir in lemon juice just before pouring over pastry.
phyllo, butter, almonds, sugar, salt, eggs, orange zest, cinnamon ground
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/flogheres-almond-pipes-41164 (may not work)