Friday, June 25, 2010

Baklava

I found this recipe online here and changed it a little. It is really good, quite easy, and looks and tastes like you spent hours on it. :) - 1 pound chopped mixed nuts (you can combine or use a single kind of nuts) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough 1 cup butter, melted 1 cup white sugar 1 cup water 1/2 cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (lemon juice will also work) - 1. Toss together cinnamon and nuts. Unroll phyllo and cut whole stack to fit the dish (if necessary). 2. Place three sheets of phyllo in the bottom of the prepared dish. Brush generously with butter. Sprinkle several handfuls the nut mixture on top (nut mixture should completely cover the phyllo dough and be about 1/4 inch thick). Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with about 6 sheets of phyllo. Using a sharp knife, cut baklava (all the way through to the bottom of the dish) into four long rows, then (nine times) diagonally to make 36 diamond shapes. (If you put butter on the top layer-especially on the edges-the corners don't poke up so much when it is cooked.) 3. Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees, until golden and crisp. 4. While baklava is baking, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir in honey, vanilla and lemon zest, reduce heat and simmer 15-20 minutes. 5. Remove the baklava from the oven and immediately spoon the syrup over it. Let cool completely before serving. Store uncovered.

3 comments:

  1. Whoa, ok. My paragraphs didn't show up at all. Any suggestions?

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  2. Sorry...I messed everything up when I edited the HTML to make it not double-spaced as a default. I will keep trying to fix it, but so far nothing has worked...even restoring it to the original code!

    Your recipe looks yummy! Have you ever tried making it with peanuts? Do you think that would taste ok?

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  3. Thanks dear. I don't think I ever ate just peanuts baklava in the ME--but I think it would still taste good. It would have a much different flavor, though, then the regular. Try it and tell me!

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