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You can have Baklava using 20 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baklava
  1. You need of For dough.
  2. Prepare 1 of Egg.
  3. It’s 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
  4. Prepare 1 cup of milk- water mixture.
  5. Prepare 4 cup of All-purpose flour(maida).
  6. Prepare 2 of +1/2 Tsp Baking powder.
  7. You need 1 pinch of Salt.
  8. You need 2 cup of Butter.
  9. You need 2 Tbsp of Corn starch.
  10. It’s of For Honey Syrup.
  11. It’s 1 Cup of sugar.
  12. You need 3/4 cup of water.
  13. It’s 1/2 cup of honey.
  14. It’s 4 of cloves.
  15. Prepare 1/4 Tsp of Vanilla essence.
  16. Prepare 2 Tbsp of lemon juice.
  17. You need of For filling.
  18. You need 1 cups of Walnuts (crushed).
  19. It’s 1 cup of Pistachio (crushed).
  20. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cinnamon powder.

Baklava is normally prepared in large pans. Many layers of filo dough, separated with melted butter and vegetable oil, are laid in the pan. A layer of chopped nuts—typically walnuts or pistachios, but hazelnuts are also sometimes used—is placed on top, then more layers of filo. Most recipes have multiple layers of filo and nuts, though some have only top and bottom pastry.

Baklava step by step

  1. In a large bowl add flour, vegetable oil, egg, salt, baking powder and knead a smooth dough with water and milk mixture. And rest it for 15 minutes..

  2. Divide dough in 4 portions and make balls of each portion and further divide it into 5 balls..

  3. Cover with plastic wrap or damp cloth preventing it from drying out..

  4. Mix cornstarch and flour together in a bowl. Dust the workplace with cornstarch mix and the roll the ball into circle. And set aside..

  5. Stack them on each other and dust each layer with cornstarch mix so they don’t stick together..

  6. Now gently roll all five layers together until they’re paper thin for about 10-12 inches in diameter..

  7. Directions For Honey Syrup.

  8. In a pan heat water, add sugar, honey, cloves, lemon and mix well..

  9. Boil on medium heat until sugar is dissolved and stir continuously..

  10. Remove from heat and let it cool..

  11. Directions for Baklava.

  12. In a bowl mix walnut, pistachio and cinnamon powder well..

  13. In a baking pan place 10 dough sheets on one another and butter each sheet well..

  14. Add a layer of crushed nuts, cover it with five more dough sheet and sprinkle crushed nuts on each sheet..

  15. Now cut it into diagonal shape before baking. Bake at 160 degree for 1 hour or until the top gets golden..

  16. Remove from oven and immediately pour cooled honey syrup evenly over the hot baklava..

  17. Let it settle for 4 to 6 hours and serve..

Baklava Many ethnic festivals are held in my city throughout the year. One in May is the Greek Hellenic Festival. My family enjoys baklava—a traditional walnut strudel. Baklava is the quintessential Greek dessert. Who can resist the layers of delicate, buttered phyllo dough filled with cinnamon and walnuts?