Kadaifi with custard

contributed by Idil U.

Serves 4

1 pound shredded kadaifi, separated into two halves

1 stick butter

1 stick margarine
 custard: 4 cups whole milk

              5 tablespoons rice flour
              2 tablespoons sugar

syrup:   4 cups sugar
             3 1/2 cups of water
             1 tablespoon lemon juice
ground pistachio

1. Melt butter and margarine in a saucepan over low heat. Let cool and pour over one half of kadaifi. Press buttered kadaifi onto a oven dish.
2. Put ingredients for custard into a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk constantly and boil until it thickens to desired consistency. Let cool and pour onto kadaifi in oven dish.
3. Put the other half of kadaifi onto dish and press firmly.
4. Bake dish in preheated 375F oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes
5. Prepare syrup by dissolving sugar in water over medium heat mixing constantly. Add lemon juice when syrup boils. Let boil for 5 more minutes, turn off heat and cool.
6. Pour cooled syrup onto hot kadaifi. Cover dish to keep from drying out.
7. Sprinkle ground pistachio just before serving.