Baklava. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. 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). Baklava

You can cook Baklava using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baklava
  1. It’s 400 gms of chopped nuts.
  2. You need 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
  3. You need 16 ounce of package phyllo dough.
  4. It’s 1 cup of melted butter.
  5. Prepare 1 cup of white sugar.
  6. Prepare 1 cup of water.
  7. You need 1/2 cup of honey.
  8. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
  9. Prepare 1 tsp of grated lemon zest.

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 instructions

  1. Pre heat the oven at 108˚C..

  2. Trim filo pastry sheets according to the tray..

  3. Grease an aluminum tray with butter and place 2-3 pastry sheets on it..

  4. Apply butter over the filo pastry and repeat the process till you complete layering 10 sheets..

  5. Sprinkle the walnuts over it and drizzle butter. Place 2-3 more filo pastry sheets over it and brush butter on top and repeat till process till you complete layering another 10 sheet..

  6. Sprinkle almonds and repeat the same process with pistachios till all the sheets are used up and the tray is full..

  7. Cut into diamonds and bake in a preheated oven at 180 for 25 – 30 minutes..

  8. Heat a deep nonstick pan. Add sugar and 1 cup water and the juice of half a lemon..

  9. Stir till sugar dissolves and cook till it thickens..

  10. Pour the sugar syrup over the baked filo sheet and let it rest for 5 -7 minutes..

  11. 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?