Middle Eastern · Pastry

Baklava

Name: Baklava
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 package phyllo dough; 200 g walnuts; 100 g pistachios; 230 g butter; 150 g granulated sugar; 120 ml honey; 120 ml water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp cinnamon

Baklava is a more involved Middle Eastern pastry: plan on about 1 hr for 20 servings. Phyllo dough, walnuts and pistachios carry the flavour. The cooking is mostly baking and simmering. It is on the lighter side, at about 250 calories and 4 g of protein per serving.

Baklava, plated (AI-generated illustration)

Total time: 1 hr
Servings: 20
Difficulty: Hard
Calories: 250 kcal

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Ingredients

For 20 servings

1 packagephyllo dough
200 gwalnuts
100 gpistachios
230 gbutter
150 ggranulated sugar
120 mlhoney
120 mlwater
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tspcinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 175C (350F). Finely chop the walnuts and pistachios and toss them together with cinnamon.
Melt the butter. Brush a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter. Layer 8 sheets of phyllo dough in the dish, brushing each sheet generously with melted butter.
Spread one-third of the nut mixture over the phyllo. Layer 4 more sheets of phyllo, buttering each. Repeat nut and phyllo layers two more times, ending with 8 buttered phyllo sheets on top.
Using a sharp knife, cut the baklava into diamond or square shapes all the way through to the bottom. Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden and crispy.
While baking, make the syrup: simmer granulated sugar, honey, water, and lemon juice for 10 minutes until slightly thickened. Pour the hot syrup evenly over the baklava as soon as it comes out of the oven. Let cool completely before serving.

Cook’s notes

Pour hot syrup over the baklava straight from the oven so it soaks in without making the pastry soggy. Keep the phyllo covered with a damp towel while layering. Baklava keeps for up to a week at room temperature, covered; do not refrigerate it, which hardens the honey.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 250 kcal
Protein: 4 g
Fat: 14 g
Carbs: 30 g

Approximate values for one serving.

About this recipe

Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Dish type: Pastry
In cookbook: Sweet Tooth