Baklava. Combine the nuts, cinnamon and ground crackers in a bowl. USE PISTACHIOs is the key to a more original baklava (according to my Turkish hubby). Walnuts are cheaper but pistachios definately make the baklava tastes better.
You can cook Baklava using 8 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Baklava
- It’s 1 of pounch chopped nuts.
- Prepare 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 package of phyllo sheets.
- It’s 1 cup of melted butter.
- Prepare 1 cup of white sugar.
- You need 1/2 cup of honey.
- It’s 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
- It’s 1 tsp of grated lemon zest.
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 Many ethnic festivals are held in my city throughout the year.
Baklava instructions
Preheat oven at 180°c.
Butter a rectangular baking dish in which phyllo sheets cab fit easily.
Toss together cinnamon and nuts.
Unroll phyllo and divide whole stacks into two portion i.e if there are 20 sheets then divide it into 10-10.
Then cover these sheets with samp cloth to maintain moisture and avoid from drying out.
Place two phyllo sheets in the prepared dish bottom and butter them generously.
Sprinkle 2-3tbsp of nut mixture on that.
Then repeart the layer of two phyllo sheets on that and then again butter it and place nuts on that and repeat same procedure untill all material gets finished and the top layer should be of phyllo only i.e no nuts on top.
Now using a knife cut baklava into four or five long rows nad nine to 11 times diagonally to make 36-55 diamond shapes, i.e this process totally depends on the dish size, it might be less or it might be more.
Bake it in preheated oven until golden brownand crisp for 30minutes.
While it's baking combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in honey vanilla essence and lemon zest and aimmer it for another 20 minutes.
Remove baklava from oven and immediately put that syrup over it by spoon.
Let it cool before serving..
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? Its richness is further enhanced and sweetened with the drizzle of honey, cinnamon, and citrus-flavored syrup.
