Baklava with Lemon Syrup

Steps Making Recipes Baklava with Lemon Syrup using 9 ingredients and 3 steps

Baklava with Lemon Syrup - Flaky, sticky, and sweet, this delectable baklava from baker Umber Ahmad of Mah-Ze-Dahr is studded with cloves to anchor the pastry layers and infuse them with warm flavor. Lemon is mixed into the traditional honey syrup for a deliciously fresh twist. : In a small saucepan, stir together sugar. Great recipe for Baklava with Lemon Syrup. I'm not really a syrup kind of pastry fan, I am more of a white chocolate with strawberry fan. :) But because I do love to cook and bake I decided to make this Greek Syrup Pastry. Greeks tend to eat syrup based pastries, one of the favorites is.

Leave the syrup to cool in the pan.

When the baklava is ready, remove it from the oven and gradually pour the cold syrup over the piping hot pastry.

You can cook Baklava with Lemon Syrup using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients make Baklava with Lemon Syrup

1. It's Almonds crushed.
2. You need Walnuts crushed.
3. You need Cinnamon powder.
4. You need Butter melted.
5. You need Baklava dough sheets.
6. Prepare Syrup.
7. It's Sugar.
8. Prepare water.
9. You need Lemon Peel.

Baklava with Lemon Syrup step by step

1. Start off by making the syrup, so that this has cooled off by the time the pastry is done. In a sauce pan add the Sugar, Water, Lemon Peel let this boil at medium heat. You will know when the syrup is ready by doing this test, take a knife and just pour two drops of the syrup to the tip of the knife tip it over, if the syrup rolls off slowly then its ready. :).
2. While the syrup is boiling, melt the butter and set aside. Separate the dough sheets into two halves, then take a baking pan and brush the pan with the butter and start adding in a dough sheet, one at a time...and brush each sheet with butter. Add and brush very simple to do. When you have finished the first half of the dough sheets, add in the mixture. Take all the excess dough sheets and cover the mixture, butter the sheets and continue adding the rest of the dough sheets and butter..
3. If you have left over butter spread it over the top of the Baklava and brush thoroughly. With a sharp knife start cutting into the pie and cut small pieces diagonally, but keep in mind not to cut all the way down, cut just so that you have made small pieces. Bake until golden brown at 180 degrees. Once your Baklava has been baked, pour on the cold syrup and let it sit until the syrup has been absorbed. :) Kali Orexi!.

Baklava with Lemon Syrup - Traditionally, walnuts are used but I used pecans. You can also use almonds or pistachios, or even a combination of nuts. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine syrup ingredients. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and let stand for several hours or. Stir in vanilla and remove from heat. Spoon over warm (not hot) baklava and cool completely before serving. Thank you and good luck