Baklava

Name: Baklava
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 500g filo pastry; 200g butter, melted; 300g mixed pistachios and walnuts, chopped; 1 tsp cinnamon; 400g sugar; 300ml water; 4 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp rose water

Greece

Disputed between Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and many others. The debate will never be resolved.

Honey and nut filo pastry — layers of crispy filo with pistachios and walnuts, soaked in honey and rose water syrup. Greece claims the finest version.

Prep

30 mins

Cook

40 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

505 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gfilo pastry

200gbutter, melted

300gmixed pistachios and walnuts, chopped

1 tspcinnamon

400gsugar

300mlwater

4 tbsphoney

2 tbsprose water

Method

Layer 8 filo sheets brushed with butter. Scatter nut mix. Add 2 more sheets. Repeat. Top with 8 sheets.

Cut into diamonds before baking. Bake at 170°C for 40 minutes.

Make syrup: boil sugar, water and honey. Add rose water. Pour cold syrup over hot baklava.

Chef's Tip

Pour cold syrup over hot baklava — this creates the right absorption and texture.

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