Ingredients
for 10 servings
Syrup
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1 cup sugar (200 g) -
¾ cup water (180 mL) - ½ lemon lemon juice
Filling
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3 cups walnuts (300 g) -
3 tablespoons sugar -
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Assembly
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1 lb phyllo dough, #4 or #7 (455 g) -
1 cup butter, melted (225 g)
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Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- Make the syrup: In a small pot over medium high heat, combine the sugar, water, and lemon juice, and bring to a boil. Simmer until reduced to a syrupy consistency, 5-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Make the filling: In a food processor, combine the walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon. Process until very finely ground.
- Assemble the baklava: On a flat surface, lay out a sheet of phyllo dough. Brush with melted butter.
- Spoon some of the filling along the bottom edge of the phyllo sheet, leaving ½ inch (1 ¼ cm) space from the bottom, then roll up as tightly as you can. Transfer to a baking sheet and repeat with the remaining ingredients. You should be about to fit about 12 phyllo rolls per baking sheet.
- Brush the tops of the rolls with butter, then use a knife to score the rolls diagonally where you will slice them after baking.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, brush the baklava with the syrup. Finish slicing, then serve.
- Enjoy!
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Tips
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Duru Erdem
A more popular way to serve in Turkey is using pistachios instead of walnuts.That way they are so much tastier
2018-12-27T17:00:16Z Helpful (92) -
Zoe Grima
This recipe is not traditionally made. Coming from a true Greek my Yiayia would turn in her grave. Lol actually it’s just needs to be done with honey and also the walnuts need to be layered between the phyllo dough.
2018-12-28T20:56:50Z Helpful (80) -
rachel1985
An alternative way of making this is layering it like you would a lasagne-using 3sheets at a time in between the nuts and after baking add a thick syrup (make using water ,butter and brown sugar). When it’s cold it’s so wonderfully rich and naughty-my Albanian hubby loves it!!
2018-12-27T10:19:02Z Helpful (59) -
momandgirl
When making baklava don’t add to much butter on the puff pastry or it might get soggy
2018-12-27T04:30:09Z Helpful (29)
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