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Baklava

How to Cook Recipes Baklava using 8 ingredients and 5 steps

Baklava - Put the cooled sauce on as soon as you pull the baklava out of the oven. It tastes like the baklava I buy in the Greek stores downtown and a LOT cheaper per piece. Cut a diagonal diamond pattern in the baklava using a very sharp knife. It is characteristic of the cuisines of the Egypt, Levant and the broader Middle East, along with. Melt the butter over low heat.

Baklava

Its supposed origins are Turkish, dating to the Byzantine Empire (or even further), though many cultures claim it for their own.

Many Greek and Lebanese restaurants serve it, and it is now a featured dessert of several former Ottoman countries.

You can cook Baklava using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients make Baklava

  1. You need 1 packet Phyllo Filo dough / -.
  2. Prepare Nuts (Almonds or Walnuts or both) - Blanched and chopped.
  3. You need 1 cup Butter melted.
  4. It's 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder -.
  5. It's 1 cup Water.
  6. You need 2 cups Sugar nuts boiling , (go with white)  (1 for 1).
  7. You need 1/2 cup Honey.
  8. You need 1 tbsp Lemon Juice.

Baklava step by step

  1. I began by getting the syrup ready because it takes 20-30mins and it needs to be ready by the time the baking is done. Boil sugar, honey, lemon juice and water. Bring this to a boil and leave it to simmer for about 20mins.
  2. Blanch and chop your nuts. I tried going manual with a knife - but I dumped all of the nuts and give it a blitz and it was ready in 30 seconds. In a bowl mix the nuts with some sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
  3. Get your greased baking pan and unroll the phyllo/filo dough. If its frozen, defrost it well because you don't want it to break on you since its delicate. If you tear, don't shed a tear though because with all the layering, no one will notice the tear :) Alright time to start layering - so begin by placing 2 sheets and butter well. Repeat this until you have 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle the nut mixture, top with 2 sheets of dough, butter again, and add the nuts. Continue to do this: Nuts, 2 dou....
  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F (175C) until golden brown. Once done, immediately pour the sauce over it and slice the baklava into squares or diamonds. You can also choose to cut this before you stick it in the oven.
  5. Let this cool and serve with some strong coffee or tea :).

Baklava - My family enjoys baklava—a traditional walnut strudel. The recipe uses phyllo dough, which is not difficult to work with. Just have your ingredients ready to go and follow the directions on the package. The results are scrumptious and well worth the effort. Whereas it is most common to find baklava made entirely with walnuts here in Greece, I prefer a combination with almonds. Garnish baklava with finely chopped nuts or drizzle with melted chocolate. Place the cinnamon stick and whole allspice into a spice grinder and grind. Thank you and good luck