kourkoubínia (little phyllo rolls)

How To Make kourkoubínia (little phyllo rolls)

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  Take one phyllo sheet. The short side should be close to you.
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  Brush with oil. Not very much.
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  Brush a strip of water at the very end of the short side of the phyllo that is further from you.
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  Put the second sheet on top. Again brush with oil.
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  Again brush a strip of water at the very end of the short side of the phyllo that is further from you.
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  Take the side that is close to you and fold so as its edge to go couple of inches before the water strip.
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  Then start to roll the kourkoubínia.
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  Do the same with the rest of the sheets.
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  In the end you will have 3 logs.
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  Cut them in pieces two thumbs long.
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  Put them in the fridge for 30 minutes.
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  Put the two cups of oil in high heat.
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  Take them out of the fridge and fry them in batches until they are golden brown.
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  Remove and drain from the excessive oil. Let them cool.
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  For the Syrup In a medium pot put all ingredients except the vanilla extract and bring to boil.
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  Let it boil for 5 minutes and then turn off the fire.
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  Pour the vanilla extract.
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  Remove the cinnamon stick and start throwing the kourkoubínia in batches, letting them 1 minute per batch.
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  Remove and let them cool for couple of minutes.
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  You can eat them like this or sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon.
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