• Thaktila is a strictly Cypriot dessert that whoever tried it went back for more.
• Thaktila recipe has being in every Cypriot house preserved for generations and past on from mother to daughter.
• You can have it in your list of favorite desserts for making it for your friends and family.

Dough ingredients:

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of water
• 1 tbsp of salt
• 1/2 a cup of corn oil
• 2 egg yolks

Syrup ingredients:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 cups of water
• 1/2 a cup of honey
• 1 tbsp of lemon juice
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 2-3 cloves

Filling ingredients:

• 1 cup of crushed almonds
• 1/4 a cup of crushed walnuts
• 1/2 a tsp of cinnamon powder
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 2 egg whites

For garnishment:

• 1/2 a cup of crushed roasted almonds

Method:

• Place in a bowl the flour and salt and mix.
• Add the oil and again mix well.
• Add the egg yolks and water and knead until the dough becomes thick.
• Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it sit for about an hour.
• Place all the filling ingredients in another bowl and mix well until the mix is nice and thick.
• As the dough is getting ready for use you can prepare the syrup.
• Place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and in low heat, prepare the syrup until it thickens slightly.
• By this time your dough is ready for use.
• Knead again for a few minutes and divide it in several pieces according to the space you have to roll it out.
• Roll out the dough in thin sheets and cut in rectangular pieces about 4×3 inches.
• In each cut piece place in the center 1 tsp of the already prepared filling.
• Fold over length wise and with a fork press the ends for the dough to join.
• After you have used all the mix you prepared, fry Thaktila in plenty of oil until they get golden brown and place on paper towel to drain the oil.
• Before Thaktila get cold, dip them in the ready mixed syrup and strain again the excess.
• Place them in a platter and sprinkle them with the crushed roasted almonds.
• If any dough is left, fry it, dip it in the remaining syrup and enjoy.