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Levantine · Pastry

Fillo Nut Pastries Shaped Like Lilies

Squares of buttered fillo are pinched around a walnut and almond meringue filling into little lily shapes, baked until golden and drenched in rosewater syrup. Delicate, crisp and fragrant.

  • YieldMakes about 24 pastries
  • Hands-on1 h 15 min
  • Total2 h 58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 250 gfillo pastry, thawed
  • 90 mlghee, melted, plus extra for the dish
  • 2 tbsppistachios, choppedoptional

Nut filling

  • 1egg white
  • 55 gcaster sugar
  • 115 gwalnuts, coarsely ground
  • 100 galmonds, coarsely ground
  • ½ tsprosewater

Syrup

  • 220 gsugar
  • 190 mlwater
  • ½ tsplemon juice
  • ½ tsporange flower water
  • ½ tsprosewater

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Walnut
  • Pistachio
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Lemon
  • Rose petals

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: high

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