Ingredients:

3 tablespoons almond paste
one lemon
water
1 large egg
1 pound almonds, processed to very fine crumbs
1 cup sugar
1/2 to 3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
30-35 sheets phyllo dough
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
2 1/2 cups simple sugar syrup

Directions:

Make the simple sugar syrup by cooking 2 cups water with 2 cups sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer about five minutes.

Process the almonds to fine crumbs. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon into a measuring cup. Add enough water to make 3/4 cup liquid. Beat the almond paste with the water and egg to make a smooth mixture. Add the almonds, sugar, baking soda, and cinnamon.