Baklava is a delicious Greek dessert made up of layers of crispy phyllo dough, honey and nuts that's sooo easy to make. A Greek friend showed me how to make this fabulous recipe.
Ingredients
- phyllo dough: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- nuts: 1 pound (chopped)
- butter: 1 cup
- ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
- water: 1 cup
- white sugar: 1 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- honey: 0.5 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
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Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go. The top layer should be about 6 to 8 sheets deep. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows then make diagonal cuts. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Make sauce while baklava is baking. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted. Add vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove baklava from the oven and immediately spoon sauce over it. Let cool. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve in cupcake papers. This freezes well. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
