Sansathicos

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb phyllo dough
• 1 1/2 lbs shelled nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pine, nuts, mixed as desired)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup oil
• sesame seeds, lightly toasted, to sprinkle
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 grind nuts, mix with sugar and crumbs; set aside
• 2 take one sheet of phyllo dough and cut lengthwise to make 4 long narrow strips.
• 3 dab each piece very lightly with oil
• 4 fold over top and bottom of each piece about 1/2 inch.
• 5 place 1 level tablespoon of the nut mixture on one corner and fold over to form a triangle.
• 6 continue folding over and over until the end of the strip
• 7 form several layered triangles.
• 8 place triangles on lightly grassed pan and bake at 325o f until light golden brown, 15-20 minutes.
• 9 watch baking carefully as they burn easily.
• 10 when done, remove from pan and allow to cool on paper toweling.
• 11 syrup:
• 12 cook syrup ingredients together until a drop from a spoon threads
• 13 slightly, (about 20 minutes); do not overcook.
• 14 when triangles are cool, dip in warm syrup for not more than one minute.
• 15 remove and sprinkle with slightly roasted sesame seeds.