Nightingales Nests Recipes

NIGHTINGALES' NESTS

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Add lemon juice and boil until mixture is syrupy, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 teaspoons orange flower water.
• Combine all ingredients in medium bowl. (Syrup and filling can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover separately and store at room temperature.)
• Cover phyllo with dry towel, then damp towel. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets. Place 1 phyllo sheet with long side parallel to edge of work surface; keep remaining phyllo sheets under towels. Brush half of phyllo lengthwise with butter. Fold in half lengthwise. Brush phyllo with butter. Sprinkle 4 teaspoons and mixture in narrow strip 1/2 inch from folded edge of pastry, leaving 1/2-inch border at short ends. Fold long 1/2-inch border over filling. Fold short ends over filling, then roll up lengthwise as for jelly roll, leaving 2 inches of unfilled pastry exposed. Starting from 1 short end, roll pastry loosely as for jelly roll. Tuck 2-inch pastry edge under and toward center, forming bottom of nest and flattening slightly. Place bottom side down on prepared sheet. Repeat filling and rolling with remaining phyllo sheets.
• Bake pastries until golden and crisp, about 20 minutes. Cool pastries on baking sheets on racks 5 minutes. Using metal spatula, loosen pastries from sheets. Drizzle each pastry with 1 tablespoon syrup. Cool completely. (Pastries can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with foil and store at room temperature.)
• Arrange pastries on plates. Sprinkle each with 2 teaspoons pistachios. Drizzle with remaining syrup.