Baklava. Baklava is a sweet dessert made of layers of phyllo filled with chopped walnuts and pistachios, soaked with honey syrup. This heavenly Baklava combines honey-soaked layers of flaky phyllo pastry with spiced walnuts. It's a great make-ahead dessert perfect for the holidays or special occasions.

Baklava I am a huge fan of baklava and this is the BEST baklava recipe I have ever tried. Baklava or baklawa is a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines of the former Ottoman countries. It is made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts, such as walnuts, almonds, or pistachios, and sweetened with syrup or honey. You can cook Baklava using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Baklava

It's 1/2 pack of Filo pastry thawed. (I had a pack of 375g of filo pastry. I have cut them into the tin size and used).
You need 100 grams of unsalted butter melted.
It's 1/4 cup of almonds chopped.
It's 1/4 cup of walnuts chopped.
You need 1/4 cup of pistachio chopped.
It's 2 tsp of cinnamon powder.
It's 2 tbsp of powdered sugar or as per the sweetness needed.
You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
It's 1/4 cup of honey.
It's 3/4 cup of water.
You need 1/4 cup of sugar or as per sweetness needed.

Not to be confused with balaclava or Balaklava. Tepsiyi Yanından Ayırma Baklava Tarifi Nasıl Yapılır? Unu derin bir karıştırma kabına aktarın. Unun orta kısmını parmak uçlarınızla havuz gibi açın.

Baklava step by step

First, make the syrup. In a pot, add sugar, water, and honey. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat to low and boil an additional 5 mins. Add lemon juice. Mix well. Remove from heat and let syrup cool while preparing baklava..
In a plate add the chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachio). Or add the nuts as per your choice. Grind the nuts coarse and remove in a bowl. Add cinnamon powder and powdered sugar. Mix well and keep aside..
Take the filo pastry sheets and trim it to the size of the pan to be used. I have used a rectangular 8"x6" pan. Cover the pastry sheets with a damp cloth to prevent from drying..
Grease the pan with the melted butter with the help of a brush. Place a filo pastry sheet in the greased tin. Brush it with melted butter. Place other filo pastry sheet over it and brush it with melted butter. Similarly, place other eight pastry sheets over it. Sprinkle the powdered nut mixture over the buttered sheets generously..
Place a filo pastry sheet over it and brush it with butter. Place again five more sheets of filo pastry applying butter on it. Again put the powdered nut mixture on the entire surface. Place five more sheet applying butter on them. Again sprinkle the powdered nut mixture on the buttered sheets. Place ten more sheets applying butter in between..
Cut the pastry into the diamond. Bake the pastry in a preheated oven at 180 C for 1 hour and 15 minutes or the top surface turns golden. Remove from oven and immediately pour cooled syrup evenly with the help of spoon over the hot baklava. This will ensure that it stays crisp rather than soggy. Let baklava cool completely, uncovered and at room temp..
Remove and serve..

Our passionately crafted baklava recipe is handmade with the finest ingredients using top quality nuts like The clarified buttery taste and lightly sweetened fillo baklava is sensational. No one can resist. İyi bir baklava yemek için de genellikle bir baklavacıya gidilir. Lezzetli bir baklava tarifi ile yakınlarınızı şaşırtabilirsiniz. İşte hem lezzetli hem de kolay baklava tarifleri. Baklava is a delicious phyllo pastry popular in Middle Eastern countries. The iconic Baklava is astonishingly straight forward to make!