Friday, August 17, 2007

Baklava




This is time consuming but so worth it!! I love this stuff

1 pound frozen phyllo sheets
1 cup melted butter
2 cups finely chopped walnuts or blanched almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup honey
1 cup water
1 tablesppon lemon juice

Preparation:
Thaw phyllo pasty and separate sheets according to package directions. Keep pasty not being used covered with clean damp dish towel to keep it from drying out. Place half of pasty sheets in a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan, one by one, brushing each sheet quickly and all over with melted butter. Combine nuts, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle over buttered pasty. Place remaining sheets on top, brushing each with melted butter. Cut baklava pastry into 2 inch diamonds. Bake at 400° until brown and crisp, about 30-35 min. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine remaining 3/4 cup sugar, honey, 1 cup water, and lemon juice; bring to boil. Boil baklava syrup for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until syrupy. Cool and pour over baklava.

3 comments:

Bean said...

This looks very good! I have never had it before and would like to make it.

Bean said...

Where would I find phyllo?

Sonnet said...

Where you would find pastries in the frozen food section in the grocery store.