Kadaifi

Ingredients

 * 1 lb. commercial kadaifi dough, shredded
 * 1 lb. butter, melted
 * 1 lb. walnuts, finely chopped

Syrup ingredients:
 * 2 1/4 cups sugar
 * 3 1/2 cups water
 * lemon juice (optional)
 * 1 tsp. vanilla
 * 1 tbsp. maple syrup

Directions

 * 1) Boil syrup ingredients until thickened and stringy. Cool.
 * 2) In round, ungreased pan layer kadaifi, sprinkling with nuts and then butter. Lowest layer should be a bit thicker. #Repeat until all kadaifi is used, allowing for another thicker layer on top. Do not top with nuts. Bake one hour at 375 degrees until browned.
 * 3) Pour cooled syrup over hot kadaifi. Cool, then cut into diamond or square shapes.