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Ingredients
Syrup
- 220 g caster sugar
- 110 g water
- 1 lemon, rind thinly peeled
- 40 g freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp whole cloves
- 3 - 4 cinnamon quills
Custard
- 1 tsp unsalted butter, plus extra to grease and 150 g melted, to brush
- 6 egg yolks
- 180 g caster sugar
- 180 g fine semolina
- 1500 g milk
- 2 tsp natural vanilla extract
- 12 sheets filo pastry
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1472.5 kJ / 351.9 kcal
- Protein
- 8.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 63.3 g
- Fat
- 7.6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3.8 g
- Fibre
- 1.3 g
- Sodium
- 160.8 mg
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