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).
You can cook Baklava using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Baklava
- It’s 1 lb of unsalted butter.
- Prepare 1 lb of walnut meat.
- It’s 2 Tbsp of cinnamon.
- It’s 2 cups of sugar.
- It’s 1 cup of honey.
- Prepare 1 pack of filo strudel dough.
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. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. When you remove the baklava from the oven, drizzle half the saucepan evenly all over the top.
Baklava step by step
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter on low heat. Chop the walnuts in a food processor..
Take a large pan (12x8) and brush it with the melted butter. Place the layer of filo in the pan and butter it with a pastry brush. Repeat the process for the 11 layers of filo (half the filo dough)..
Mix 1 cup sugar, cinnamon, and chipped walnut meat. Spread the mixture on top of the layers of filo dough..
Place another 11 layers of filo on top of the mixture, buttering each layer as done in a previous step..
Cut the sheets into desired size and shape..
Bake the cut sheet at 350 for 25 minutes..
Add 1 cup water to 1 cup sugar and 1 cup honey in a sauce pan. Cook the mixture for 15 minutes on medium heat..
Spread the syrup on the baked baklava..
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?
