Baklava
Equipment Needed:
- Food Processor
- Kitchen Aide Mixer, whisk attachment
- 13″ x 18″ 1/2 Sheet Pan
- Preheat over to 360 F
Ingredients:
- 28 Sheets of Phyllo Dough
- 1 Pound Butter, melted
Nut Mixture
- 6 Cups Walnuts, toasted
- 2 Cups Pistachios, toasted
- 5 Eggs, whites only
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 TB Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Allspice
- In a food processor chop walnuts and pistachios. Set aside 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
- Put the rest of the nut mixture into a bowl.
- Add cinnamon, salt, allspice and mix thoroughly.
- In the mixer, beat egg whites to soft peaks.
- Add sugar, and beat to stiff peaks.
- Fold egg whites into the nut mixture.
Syrup
- 1 Whole Cinnamon Stick
- 5 ea. Whole Allspice
- 2 Orange Peels
- 1 Cup Honey
- 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 3 Cups Water
- 1 1/2 tsp Rose Water
- An hour and a half into cooling, start making the syrup.
- Add the cinnamon stick, whole allspice, orange peels, honey, sugar, water, and rose water in a small pot.
- Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer for 10-12 mins.
- Remove cinnamon, allspice, and orange peels from the syrup.
Method of Procedure
- Butter the entire sheet pan; Side and bottoms
- Put 1 sheet of phyllo on the bottom of the sheet pan, bush with melted butter.
- Repeat process 9 more times, layering each sheet.
- Add half of the nut mixture on top of the phyllo.
- Layer with 8 more phyllo sheets with butter.
- Add rest of the nut mixture, layer with 10 more phyllo sheets.
- On the last layer, generously brush with butter.
- Place into the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Pull out the baklava, cut into 48 triangular pieces. Start with 24 Squares.
- Put back into the oven for another 30 minutes, recut, and let cool for 2 hours.
- After cooling for an hour and a half start making the syrup.
- Pour the syrup on the baklava evenly, top with 1/4 cup toasted nuts, let sit for 6 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
Yummmm! This is one of my favorite desserts. It’s so time consuming that I usually only make it once a year at Christmas, but I did not this year! I am going to have to try it with pistachios.
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Thank you for stopping by! It’s so yummy with pistachios. You’ll have to try it! It does take time, but the more you make it, the time seems to go by super fast. Enjoy!
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Yum! I have to try this soon. Thanks for posting!
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Your welcome. I hope you enjoy the recipe. Thank you for stopping by. 🙂
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Wow!! I absolutely love Baklava but haven’t ever attempted to make it at home. This looks perfect!! 👍🏼
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Thank you for stopping by! You’ll have to try it. It’s super easy. If you have any questions about the recipe, feel free to ask.
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Reblogged this on Dancing With Fireflies – Find your spark and live life creatively and commented:
My daughter LOVES Baklava. So in honor of my sweet tooth girl, here’s a recipe for Baklava! Enjoy! And special thanks to A Give With An Adventurous Fork for this great recipe to share.
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Thank you for sharing my recipe. I hope you enjoy it!
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Looks so tasty!
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It is super tasty! Thank you for stopping by.
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Just was discussing making this the other day! Thank you for posting!
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Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
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I am from Lebanon! And this is a very yummy dessert very well known here 🙂
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The guy I’m dating is from Turkey. So similar cuisines! I only wish to one day make baklava like they do in those countries. Thank you for stopping by my blog!
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I don’t know hot to make these desserts too…..hopefully one day 🙂 Your blog is very interesting! Keep up the good work!
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I appreciate that. It’s super easy to make, takes a little time, but I prefer cooking with patience anyway. I hope you try the recipe and hopefully the taste reminds you of home. 🙂
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Yes why not!!! Will try it for sure 🙂
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How* to make
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I always see rosewater in baklava recipes. Where does one find it?
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Hi Mindy,
Thank you for stopping by. My best luck in finding rose water is in a Heath food store such as Whole Foods or Trader Joes. You can also find it on amazon.
If you really want to take the time, you could also make rose water at home.
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Baklava reminds me of holidays to Greece and Turkey, I love it! Never made it myself as I think I would just eat it all before the dish was even finished!
Tania @ http://www.thegammonkitchen.wordpress.com
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Thank you for stopping by. If you do ever get the chance, try out my recipe. 🙂
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I want a private lesson on making this in my home. Had some recently and I am in love with it!!!🍓
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It’s super easy! If you try my recipe feel free to ask any questions. Thank you for stopping by!
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I’ll remember that! 🍓
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This looks amazing! I’ve been craving Baklava for a while now. Need to try this!
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I’m actually planning on making some soon again. It’s a family favorite. I hope you enjoy the recipe! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Thank you for stopping by!
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