Baklava
Layered phyllo pastry filled with chopped walnuts and soaked in a fragrant honey syrup. Baklava is a beautiful Middle Eastern dessert that can be served as a dessert or tea time.
Ingredients
- 36 Sheets Phyllo Pastry ( 2 packs with 18 Sheets in each)
- 500 g Walnuts
- 250 g Butter
Syrup
- 1 cup White or Raw Sugar
- ½ cup Honey
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ¾ cup Water
Instructions
Sugar Syrup
- Place ingredients in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Continue to simmer for couple of minutes, remove from heat and cool.
Assembling Baklava
- Preheat oven to 160 °C/ 325 °F
- Place nuts in a food processor. Pulse to make fine crumbs but don't let it turn into powder.
- Cut and trim phyllo sheets according to the size of the baking dish.
- Brush base of pan/dish with butter. Lay over one sheet of phyllo. Brush with butter. Repeat for 10 sheets, brushing every single sheet with butter. Scatter over 3/4 cup walnuts.
- Cover with 4 sheets of phyllo, brushing every sheet with butter. Top with 3/4 cup walnuts. Repeat 4 more times.
- Lastly cover with 10 sheets, brushing them with butter.
- Using a sharp knife cut it into squares or diamond shape.
- Bake for around 1 hr until light golden.
- Remove from oven and immediately pour the cool syrup over.
- Leave to soak for at least 4-5 hours, preferably overnight.