Ekmek Kataifi, Thermomix Recipe - Sweet Greek by Christina Xenos

Ingredients

• Base
• 1 pound kataifi (shredded phyllo pastry)
• 6 ounces butter
• Custard
• 1 liter whole milk
• 8 ounces sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 scraped vanilla bean
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces corn starch
• Whipped Cream
• 500 ml heavy whipping cream chilled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces powdered sugar
• Syrup
• 8 ounces honey
• 12 ounces water
• 1 lemon, peel and juice
• Juice of 1/2 orange
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 cloves
• Garnish
• 1 cup walnuts or pistachios