Baklava




Baklava

Ingredients
  • 1 pack of Phylo sheets
  • 1/4 lb of butter(1 stick).
  • 1 Cup Pistachios or Walnuts
  • 2 tbsp of Sugar
  • 2 Cardamom
For the syrup
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp orange peels(use 1 tbsp of orange juice, or try Rose water)

Directions


Preheat oven to 350 F. Take a square or rectangular shaped baking tray and cut the Phyllo
sheets to match the size of the tray. Grease the tray with butter. Melt the remaining butter.
Layer one Phyllo sheet in the tray and brush with butter. Repeat this for 10 sheets.
Coarse grind the pistachios with sugar and add crushed cardamom seeds. Layer the nut mixture on the sheets in the pan. Layer another 10 sheets of Phyllo on the nuts, by applying the butter between each sheets. Apply butter on top. Using a knife cut the assembly into small square or diamond shapes. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes and then at 300 F for 1/2 an hour until the top of the sheets looks golden color, and leave it to cool down for 5 minutes.
Heat the water and sugar and add lemon juice and orange peels and boil for few minutes and
let it cool down. Pour thin line of syrup between the cut lines in the baklava and leave it to set
for 3-4 hours.
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Comments

  1. Yum! I've only had baklava once, but I loved it! I could totally chow down a few of yours.

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  2. oh yeah I love balava yummy you can bake girl

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  3. Mmm, I do love a great big piece of baklava! Thank you for sharing the recipe! I'll give it a go sometime!

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  4. I have heard a lot about it, have to try this one...

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  5. hey Vrinda...Again a wonderful recipe :)
    I have never had this...from the recipe and the pics i bet it would taste amazingly yummy!!!
    gotta try this one and ur cakes :)

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  6. I LOVE baklava. Your photographs are delectable. Oh, I could eat this right now and still wish for more!

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  7. hi..first time here. u have a very wonderful blog. love baklava..please drop by my blog when you get time!

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  8. Never made them before, but I've had them a couple of times...urs looks delicious.

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  9. Looks delectable. I love your presentation.

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  10. Looks delicious...always wanted to make..yours look too good...

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  11. Droolz! Those baklavas look delicious! It's gobbleworthy!

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  12. Lovely pic vrinda...would love to have that one

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  13. Ohhhhhhh adipoli....pinne vrinda kutteeee ivide cheriyoru vishesham undu kettoooooo....

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  14. this looks awsome but not suitable for me.

    Oven illa!!!

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  15. OMG..Vrinda...Enthoru kidilan recipes aanu..am speechless..awesome dear!!!

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  16. Bakhlava is my fav sweet... Unfortunately, we dont get it in Pune...Even Phyllo sheets are not available..I can just enjoy the pcitures :(

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  17. Daughter and I love this, but hubby thinks it is too sweet so i never make them home, i just wish i could grab few of them.

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  18. Wow have taste these before at my friend's home..was told tis was a Greek dish and she used cashew nuts...thanks for sharing

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  19. hey dea..!!!
    Please collect ur award from my blog!!!

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  20. Looks gorgeous Vrinda!I have a draft on Baklava..I shoul dpost it sometime but for now, I wish I could have one of yours:D

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  21. I love Baklava...and yours look perfect! It's my first time here and you seem to have a nice space!

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  22. looks awesome! I never thought you could make baklava at home!

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  23. Hmmm... yummy baklavas... You have a great space here.

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  24. Baklava looks delicious, yum!

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  25. looove bakalova.....it's looking sooo yummy

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  26. Lovely bakalova,looks yummy,Following you

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  27. I LOVE this.. Ultimate treat.. I wish I live next door to you :)

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  28. whoa,Iyoo!! enne kollu....athu kandalariyam athinte taste...... this looks incredible. Wat else i want..just gonna grab few from the click, tempting bakalova..

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  29. wow....u made it yourself....its wonderful and mouthwatering...

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  30. Baklava is one of the most scrumptious things in the world! Yours looks terrific...

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  31. the baklavas look delicious and yummy.

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  32. Baklavas are on my 'to do' list ...shall try it sometime...am a little scared to try this one so keep on postponing :( urs looks so delectable :)
    Keep rocking :)
    TC

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  33. You make this fabulous pastry sound so easy!

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  34. I have heard of this but had them.Yours looks so tempting.

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  35. New dish to me.. Looks fabulous ...

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  36. Gosh, I feel like grabbing that off from the screen! Yummy Tummy! ;)

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