Baklava 2. It took me about an hour total to prepare and assemble. CUT the baklava after assembly and before cooking, and top with butter to make everything smooth and. Repeat layers until all the nuts, butter, and.
You can cook Baklava 2 using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Baklava 2
- It’s 1 packet of filo pastry gourmet (with butter and eggs).
- Prepare 200 g of unsalted butter (melted).
- You need 200 g of walnuts.
- Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 of little clove.
- You need 2 tbsp of demerara sugar.
- You need of Syrup.
- Prepare 650 g of sugar.
- It’s 400 g of water.
- You need 1 of little lemon juice.
- Prepare 2 of cinnamon sticks.
The many buttered layers of phyllo dough, walnut filling, and sweet syrup make baklava the ultimate special-occasion dessert in Greece. Using a sharp knife, immediately cut long, diagonal lines from corner to corner, forming an "X". Follow these guidelines to cut baklava into serving-size diamonds. While still hot, pour cooled syrup over baklava.
Baklava 2 instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C and roast the walnuts for 8-10 minutes in a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper..
As soon as they cool, place them in a blender with the demerara sugar, the cinnamon and the cloves and blend..
Cut a piece of greaseproof paper to fit the size of the baking tray that you are going to use (30x40 cm).
And use it to cut the filo pastry sheets to that size (whatever is left out you can use it so that one packet is enough to make 30 layers)..
Place the filo pastry sheets one by one into the baking tray and brush with butter forming 10 layers..
Pour in half of the filling and distribute it evenly all around..
Carry on with 10 more of the filo sheets, spread the rest of the filling and finish off with the last 10 filo sheets..
Cut the baklava into diagonal pieces and bake at 150°C (using the fan) for 1 1/2 hour..
A little before you take the baking tray out of the oven, prepare the syrup which you let boil vigorously for 7-8 minutes..
Pour the hot syrup over the baklava as soon as you remove it from the oven..
Traditional baklava uses white granulated sugar. You may use this but I prefer the slight extra depth of flavor the molasses in brown sugar adds. Different Nut options - Baklava is made with a variety of nuts across regions and countries, the most common being walnuts, pistachios and almonds (alone or combination). See in post for more details of different nuts used in different countries. Using a coffee or spice grinder, grind the cinnamon stick and whole allspice.
