Katayif ( fruit and nut filled pancakes)

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
7 Pat dwigans -- nathan and
Goldman
Pancakes
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking powder
½ cup Cornmeal
½ cup Sugar
2 larges Eggs well beaten
3 cups Milk
Vegetable oil for cooking
Filling
1 cup Finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Raisins
1 large Apple peeled and grated
Warm water, orange juice
Or applesauce
Honey syrup
¾ cup Water
¾ cup Honey

Directions

Pancakes: mix flour, salt and baking powder. Add cornmeal and sugar and blend well. Add the eggs and finally the milk mixing well each time until the batter is smooth. Barely cover the bottom of a 7 inch skillet ( a crepe pan is best.) which has a cover w Preheat oven to 350.

Filling: Mix nuts, brown sugar, and spices with one or two of the suggested fruits and enough water, juice or applesauce to hold the mixture together. Spread a small amount of the filling on each pancake. Fold in half and press sides together.

Syrup: Boil water and mix with honey.

Place completed pancakes slightly overlapping each other in baking dish, and dribble with some of the honey surup. bake in oven for 8 minutes. Serve with piping hot remaining syrup.

Variation: 1 cup dried apricots, chopped coarssely can be used instead of the apples or raisins.

Recipe By : "The Flavor of Jerusalem" by Nathan and Goldman

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