Classic Baklava
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Middle Eastern, Mediterranean
•75 min
A rich and sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with nuts and sweetened with syrup.
Ingredients
36
SERVINGSNut Filling
450 g chopped nuts
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Pastry
450 g phyllo dough
225 g butter
Syrup
200 g white sugar
2.4 dl water
1.2 dl honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
Instructions
1
Preparation: Make sure you have all ingredients ready before you start cooking.
2
Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F and butter a baking dish.
3
Combine chopped nuts and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
Ingredients For This Step
450 g chopped nuts
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4
Unroll the phyllo dough and cut to fit the baking dish, keeping sheets covered.
Ingredients For This Step
450 g phyllo dough
5
Layer 2 sheets of phyllo in the dish, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with nut mixture. Repeat until ingredients are used, finishing with 6 layers of phyllo on top.
Ingredients For This Step
450 g phyllo dough
225 g butter
6
Cut through all layers into diamond shapes.
7
Bake for about 2700 seconds until deeply golden and crisp.
8
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, then add honey, vanilla, and lemon zest. Simmer for about 1200 seconds until slightly thickened.
Ingredients For This Step
200 g white sugar
240 ml water
120 ml honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
9
Remove baklava from the oven and spoon hot syrup evenly over the hot pastry.
10
Allow to cool completely before serving.
Ready to eat!
