1 1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cup sugar plus 7 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
6 cups (1.5 pounds) walnuts
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 box phyllo dough (in freezer section)
butter, melted
- Combine the honey, water, 1 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and chill. If you like your baklava moist, then you can make a little more syrup.
- Chop the nuts in a food processor until finely chopped. Add 7 T sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Using pastry brush, brush melted butter on the bottom of a 9x13 (lasagne) pan. Place 8 or 9 sheets of phyllo dough in the pan. Brush top layer with melted butter. Next, sprinkle 1/3 of nut mixture on the dough. Fold any overhanging dough over the nuts. Place another 8 or 9 sheets of phyllo dough on top of the nuts. Brush with butter. Sprinkle another 1/3 of nut mixture on top. Repeat for another layer. Place another layer of dough on top and brush with butter.
- Refridgerate for about one hour. Then, preheat oven to 300 degrees. Score the top layer into triangles (cut lengthwise, widthwise, then diagonally) with a thin knife. Bake for about one hour until golden brown. Let cool for a short while.
- Cut through the score marks to slice the baklava. Pour the cold syrup on top. Make sure it spreads throughout the pan. Cool to room temperature and serve.
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