Description
Layers of golden phyllo, decadent nuts, and aromatic syrup. Experience the magic of this Greek-style baklava recipe!
Ingredients
3 cup sugar (white)
2 cup water
1 lemon (small)
1 cinnamon stick
6 cloves (whole)
1 tablespoon honey
375 grams filo pastry (phyllo pastry)
3 cup almonds (crushed)
1 cup walnuts (crushed)
1 cup pistachios (crushed)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon sugar (raw)
24 cloves (whole)
250 grams melted butter (unsalted)
2 tablespoon water
Instructions
1. To a saucepan add: sugar, water, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, cloves, honey.
2. Mix and bring to a boil. Simmer 1 minute and cool.
3. Crush nuts and mix with cinnamon, cloves, and sugar.
4. Butter dish bottom. Layer 3 sheets filo, brush with butter.
5. Add 2 sheets filo, butter, then 1 cup nut mixture.
6. Repeat: filo layers and nut mixture, 3 times total.
7. Top with remaining filo layers, buttering between each.
8. Final sheet trimmed to fit dish. Add butter-water mix on top.
9. Score baklava into 24 triangles. Add a clove to each (optional).
10. Bake 20 mins at 200°C, then 40 mins at 100°C.
11. Immediately pour cooled syrup over hot baklava.
12. Rest for a few hours. Cut fully and serve.
Notes
Do not pour hot syrup over hot baklava or it will get soggy.
Let baklava rest several hours before serving for best texture.
Store loosely covered at room temp for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 145mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 22mg