Name: Halloween Nutty Kataifi Monsters
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 16 -18
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; Orange or lemon rind; 1 pound kataifi dough (shredded fillo, thawed); 2 sticks butter (melted); 6 oz. walnuts (pistachios or almonds (or mix), roughly chopped); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; A pinch of ground clove (optional); 2 tablespoons orange juice; 32-36 candy eyes; chopped or sliced pistachios; a tiny bit of melted white chocolate to "glue" the eyes (optional)