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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. | 2. FOR THE CRUST: Spread 1 sheet of phyllo lightly with melted butter & with it line a 10-inch springform pan, allowing the excess to overhang. | 3. Repeat the process with another 4 sheets of phyllo, pressing each one into the pan, starting at the center & allowing the excess to drape over the sides~ If the phyllo you use is smaller, overlap the sheets to create the same effect. Reserve the remaining sheets of phyllo for garnishing the top after baking. | 4. FOR THE FILLING: In a bowl, cream the cheese with the 4 whole eggs, the 1 yolk, vanilla, sesame oil, yogurt, honey, sugar & flour, & combine until smooth, then stir in the nuts & halvah. | 5. Pour into the prepared shell, trim the phyllo overhang to rest just on the rim of the pan, then bake about 45 minutes or until the cake is set. | 6. Meanwhile, cut the remaining phyllo sheets in quarters & brush them with butter. | 7. Remove the cake from the oven & increase the temperature to 400 degrees F, then arrainge the butteres filo sheets on top of the cake in an irregular patchwork, but covering the surface of the cake. | 8. Return the pan to the oven to brown the top phyllo, about 8-10 minutes, then remove & chill the cake until set. | 9. FOR THE TOPPING: When ready to serve, warm the honey & drizzle it over the cake, before topping that with the toasted sesame seeds & chopped pistachio nuts. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
phyllo pastry	12			-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted melted	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
cream cheese	1 1/2	1/2	lbs	125.4488	1.4884	3.0193	12.1622
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
egg yolk	1			54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
sesame seed oil	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
plain yogurt	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
honey	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
sugar	1/4	cup	granulated	79.95	15.002	2.5025	1.248
purpose flour	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
pistachio nut	1/3	cup	chopped	229.6	11.1397	8.2656	18.5812
halvah	1/4	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
honey	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
sesame seed	1/4	cup	toasted	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
pistachio nut	1/2	cup	chopped	229.6	11.1397	8.2656	18.5812

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.