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
MethodBakedSpecialityPart of Menu
Main IngredientOthers

Recipe Story

Passed down.

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

Comments

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

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