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Baklava Recipe (Greek Style)

Layers of golden phyllo, decadent nuts, and aromatic syrup. Experience the magic of this Greek-style baklava recipe!
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Servings 24 slices
Calories 390 kcal

Ingredients
  

Syrup

  • 3 cup sugar (white)
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 lemon (small)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 6 cloves (whole)
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Baklava

  • 375 grams filo pastry (phyllo pastry)
  • 3 cup almonds (crushed)
  • 1 cup walntus (crushed)
  • 1 cup pistachios (crushed)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (raw)
  • 24 cloves (whole)
  • 250 grams melted butter (unsalted)
  • 2 tablespoon water
Makes: 40 x 27cm rectangle

Instructions
 

Syrup

  • To a saucepan add inside:
    3 cups white sugar
    2 cups of water
    The juice of one lemon
    1 cinnamon stick
    6 whole cloves
    1 tablespoon honey
  • Mix everything together well
  • Place saucepan over medium heat, mix occasionally and bring to a boil.
  • After 1 minute of boiling, turn off the heat and set aside to cool down.

Nut Mixture

  • Using a blender, separately crush up your different nuts (Crush to your liking) - You want to end up with:
    3 cups crushed almonds
    1 cup crushed walnuts
    1 cup crushed pistachios
  • Place all the nuts into a bowl and add inside:
    1 tablespoon cinnamon ground
    1 teaspoon ground cloves
    1 tablespoon sugar
  • Mix it all together well

Constructing the Greek Baklava

  • Butter the bottom of the dish
  • Take 3 sheets of filo pastry and place on the bottom (if you need to, fold the filo to fit perfectly in the dish
  • Brush with butter
  • Take 2 sheets of filo and place in the dish again
  • Brush with more butter
  • Take one cup of the nut mixture and evenly place inside
  • Take 3 sheets of filo and lay them on top of the nuts
  • Brush with butter
  • Evenly layer 1 cup of the nut mixture
  • Repeat steps 7, 8 and 9 (3 times as there is 5 cups of nuts)
  • Take 1 sheet of filo pastry, lay it inside and brush with butter
  • Keep repeating step 11 until you have one sheet remaining
  • For the last sheet cut to the exact size of your dish and place on top
  • To your melted butter, add 2 tablespoons of water and give this a mix
  • Now give your baklava one final coat (this helps it shine)
  • Cut your baklava into pieces but do not cut all the way through to the bottom (For my dish size of 40cm x 27 cm I cut into 24 triangular pieces.
  • Add one clove to the centre of each slice (optional)
  • Cook in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes
  • Turn oven down to 100 degrees Celsius for the last 40 minutes
  • Remove from the oven and pour the cooled down syrup over the hot baklava.
  • Allow to rest for a few hours
  • Finishing cutting the baklava through to the bottom
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 7gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 145mgPotassium: 232mgFiber: 4gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 286IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg
Keyword baklava, dessert
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