Romandian Masala

Take 2 filo sheets, brush them with a good quantity of melted butter and gently place them in the baking tray. Make sure the tray is greased with butter too.

After placing the 2 sheets, sprinkle half of the nuts quantity. Repeat the same with the next 2 filo sheets.

Sprinkle the remaining nuts quantity. Repeat the same process with the remaining 2 filo sheets. Make sure you butter them all the way through, otherwise they will break and it will be difficult to place them in the round baking tin.

Mix the cream cheese with the sugar and cornstarch + a little bit of salt (always add a little bit of salt to your cakes to enhance the flavours), then add the eggs one by one mixing well after each addition. Add the cream and mix everything well. Pour the filling in the tray over the filo sheets. Cut the excess of the sheets with scissors in order to give it a round shape. Bake in the preheated oven at 160 degrees for 45 minutes. Feel free to use water bath if you don't want any cracks. In the last 10 minutes, remove the ring of the tray to allow the sides of the sheets to crisp up and get golden. 

Mix 60g water with 125g sugar and zest of 1/2 lemon in a pan and after the sugar has melted, boil everything for 3 more minutes. Turn off the heat and add 1 tbsp of rose water. Pour the hot syrup over the hot cheesecake, especially over the pastry sheets. Allow to cool and refrigerate. Serve with chopped pistachio. Enjoy!