Baklava Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe combines layers of honey-soaked crisp phyllo pastry and a cinnamon-scented nut mixture with cashews and almonds.
Baklava
Baklava is one the sweet which i wanted to try for so many years..The first time which i heard about this sweet is from a cooking show and i almost drooled over it, it looked so delicious you can never resist it.. From that day onwards i wanted to try it so badly.
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Ingredients for Baklava
- Phyllo Pastry Sheets - 24 sheets or more (RECIPE HERE)
- Unsalted Butter - 120 grams melted
For Filling:
- Nuts - 200 grams chopped finely ( i used cashews and almonds)
- Sugar - 3 tbsp powdered
- Cinnamon Powder - 1 tsp
For Syrup:
- Sugar - ¼ cup
- Honey - ¼ cup
- Water - ½ cup
- Rose Essence - few drops
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
The first step in baklava making is to get the phyllo pastry. Sadly that is not available in my place. So i was looking for a perfect recipe to make that. Finally i got this recipe and it works like a charm. The key for perfect phyllo pastry is to roll it as thin as possible.
Making baklava using storebought filo pastry can be so easy, but making everything from scratch is what you can as homemade. This recipe is one killer recipe, the baklava is buttery, flaky and nutty and sugary, everything you need in one bite..Since ramadan is around the corner, make this middle eastern desert and wow your family.
How to Make Baklava
- Preheat oven to 170 degree C.
- Take nuts, cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and mix well.
- Take a 15 cm square pan brush it generously with butter and set aside.
- Take two phyllo sheets and line it in the bottom, brush generously with butter, place two more sheets over it, brush with butter, place two more
sheets over it and brush with butter. Top with ⅓rd of the nuts over this. - Repeat this process 3 times.
- Now use a sharp knife to cut it. Bake this in preheated over for 1 hour.
- While the baklava is baking, lets make the syrup. take sugar, water, honey in a sauce pan, bring it to boil, simmer for 5 mins.
- Remove the baklava from oven pour the syrup all over it.
- Set aside to cool down.
- Now remove the pieces and place it in a serving plate.
- Serve with more honey and nuts on top.
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Baklava Recipe
Ingredients
- 24 sheets or more Phyllo Pastry Sheets
- 120 grams Unsalted Butter melted
- For Filling:
- 200 grams Nuts chopped finely i used cashews and almonds
- 3 tbsp Sugar powdered
- 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder
- For Syrup:
- ¼ cup Sugar
- ¼ cup Honey
- ½ cup Water
- few drops Rose Essence
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Instructions
- Take nuts, cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and mix well.
- Take a 15 cm square pan brush it generously with butter and set aside.
- Take two phyllo sheets and line it in the bottom, brush generously with butter, place two more sheets over it, brush with butter, place two more sheets over it and brush with butter. Top with ⅓rd of the nuts over this.
- Repeat this process 3 times.
- Now use a sharp knife to cut it. Bake this in preheated over for 1 hour.
- While the baklava is baking, lets make the syrup. take sugar, water, honey in a sauce pan, bring it to boil, simmer for 5 mins.
- Remove the baklava from oven pour the syrup all over it.
- Set aside to cool down.
- Now remove the pieces and place it in a serving plate.
- Serve with more honey and nuts on top.
Baklava Recipe Step by Step
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| First lets make the phyllo pastry sheets..Check this link |
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| now you can chop it using a knife, or take it in a blender and pulse few time till it is coarsely chopped |
Sandhya
Simply superb explanation! Makes me want to do it. Great effort easily explained! Kudos
harini v
Wow!!! Superb....its a Turkish sweet we had twice here taste is too good.I was searching the recipe finally I got it here. Thanks for sharing.
Swapna Velayudham
Lovely
Anonymous
Very clean pictures aarthi on seeing I belive that taste will be rocking.thanks for sharing aarthi can u post more milkmaid recipes honey cake the same procedure of soaking cake in honey will be present in that I think but I need the exact recipe from my favourite aarthi really I feel proud of you:-)
shardha
So neatly explained ..Hats off to ur patience ... 🙂
umamahi
akka i have one doubt,how can i clean the brush after greasing the pan?how wil yu clean yurs?? thanks:)
Aarthi
@umamahisoak the brush in dish washing liquid which is mixed with water. let it soak for 15 mins or so, then rinse it well
Nimmy
Can I use spring roll sheets for this recipe ??..thanks a ton for your wonderful recipes ������
Aarthi
@Nimmyyes i think u can use
Vertika
I tried it and it turned out great. Only change was I had to add more syrup, everyone loved it....thank you for the recipe!