Kataifi Nests

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for tin
• 4 ounces shredded phyllo dough, thawed (known as kataifi)
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 brush 12 muffin cups with butter or use silicone muffin pans.
• 3 pull the kataifi into 1-inch-thick bundles; cut bundles into 2-inch lengths. place in a bowl; separate into a loose pile with fingers. toss with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, if using.
• 4 divide among 12 muffin cups; press into bottom and up the sides.
• 5 cook until golden and crisp around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 6 let cool.
• 7 fill with jelly beans, speckled eggs or other candy eggs.