Shredded Wheat and Cheese Pastry in Syrup | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 8 whole cloves
• 8 cardamom pods, crushed
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced crosswise into 1⁄4"-thick slices
• 10 oz. frozen shredded phyllo dough, defrosted and roughly chopped
• 16 tbsp. unsalted butter (2 sticks), melted
• 1⁄2 lb. queso blanco or mozzarella, grated (about 2 cups)
• 1⁄2 lb. ricotta (about 1 cup)
• Greek yogurt or sour cream, for garnish
• 3 tbsp. ground pistachios, for garnish