Baklava Recipe Video
Baklava is a very sweet and buttery dessert consisting of layers of phyllo dough, butter, and nuts.
Summary
Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time45 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings20
Main IngredientOthers
Ingredients
1 twin pack of phyllo dough
2 cups freshly ground walnuts
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions
Mix sugar and water, and place on stove until boiling
Add lemon juice to boiling solution, stir continuously
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
Defrost butter
Brush butter on bottom of a pan
Add a sheet of phyllo dough
Brush another layer of butter on the dough
Keep adding layers of dough and butter until you are halfway done with the phyllo dough, or when you have finished one pack of a twin pack.
When you are halfway, in addition to the butter, add the walnuts as another layer
Continue the layers of phyllo dough and butter until dough is finished
Bake in middle rack of an oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or until golden brown
When taken out of the oven, add the sauce made earlier, it should sizzle
Add lemon juice to boiling solution, stir continuously
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
Defrost butter
Brush butter on bottom of a pan
Add a sheet of phyllo dough
Brush another layer of butter on the dough
Keep adding layers of dough and butter until you are halfway done with the phyllo dough, or when you have finished one pack of a twin pack.
When you are halfway, in addition to the butter, add the walnuts as another layer
Continue the layers of phyllo dough and butter until dough is finished
Bake in middle rack of an oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or until golden brown
When taken out of the oven, add the sauce made earlier, it should sizzle
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sexynred says :
I really enjoyed your presentation!! Good job :)
Posted on: 28 January 2009 - 1:37pm
shantihhh says :
Love Baklava-wonderful dessert. My son-in-law's mom, Milka makes the phylo dough by hand. She rolls it out paper thin on the dining room table. She was a chef in the former Yugoslavia and that is how they do it. Thank goodness for prepared phylo dough!
It is a versatile dough!
Posted on: 2 August 2007 - 11:10pm
