Baklava #bakingcontest. 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. This Near Eastern pastry is made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling usually of honey and ground nuts. Baklava #bakingcontest

You can cook Baklava #bakingcontest using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baklava #bakingcontest
  1. You need 20 sheets of phyllo pastry.
  2. Prepare 1 cup of toasted almonds.
  3. You need 1 cup of toasted cashew nuts.
  4. You need 1 cup of toasted peanuts.
  5. Prepare 3 tbspn of cinnamon powder.
  6. Prepare 2 cups of melted butter/margarine.
  7. Prepare 3 cups of water.
  8. You need 1 cup of sugar.
  9. Prepare 2 of lemons.

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. One in May is the Greek Hellenic Festival.

Baklava #bakingcontest step by step

  1. Grind the nuts together into coarse.

  2. ASSEMBLING:Grease the baking tin with melted butter,Place the first phyllo sheet, grease the sheet again,sprinkle the nuts,another greased sheet,then nuts,do that sequentially until all the sheets r done..

  3. NOTE:Place the filo sheet in the baking pan first then use pastry brush to brush the melted butter. Also make sure u place 3 or more greased sheets with a generous amount of nuts..

  4. Cut the baklava into desired shape,before baking it.Then bake 180° for 40 min till golden brown..

  5. SUGAR SYRUP:While the baklava is baking,Boil the water,along with sugar n squeezed lemon until the sugar dissolves.Also grated sm orange rind for flavour..

  6. After the baklava is done,let it cool for a min,then pour sugar syrup on top.make sure the syrup is warm.garnish with nuts..

  7. Recut again and let the baklava sit fr abt 2 hrs so that it soaks the sugar syrup.Serve n Enjoy..

  8. Another shape.

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. Baklava is served at most Greek weddings and holidays.