Preparation : Place the
sugar and 2 cups of water in a saucepan, boil
for 10 minutes, add the lemon juice and bring
to boil again for a short time. Remove from heat
and leave to cool. Crush or grind the pistachio
nuts. Sift the flour into a large bowl, add salt
and and mix. Slowly pour the oil, make a hole
in the middle and add the eggs and very slowly
add the water. Knead into a medium stiff dough.
Cover with a damp cloth and leave for about 10
minutes. Divide the dough into balls and roll
each ball out very thin, sprinkling with starch
until half a milimeter thick. Place half of the
rolled out dough into a baking pan of 35-40 cm.
diameter. Sprinkle pistachio nuts on the top sheet.
Place the remaining sheets. Cut the layered pastry
sheets into squares or diamonds. Heat the butter
without burning it and pour over the pastry. Bake
in a barely moderately heated oven for approximately
40-50 minutes until it is golden brown. Remove
from the oven and set aside for 2-3 minutes and
then pour the cold syrup over the pastry, cover
and let it soak the syrup.
Good Apetite.