Homemade Baklava
By: Mimi Cooks
Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 9:25pm

Ingredients




1 Pack Phyllo dough
1 Cup Butter
1/2 pound Nuts, such as Walnuts, Pistachios or Almonds
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and cloves
Cold Sugar Syrup:
2 cups white sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange blossom water or rose water

Preparation

1 Heat up the oven to 350 F degrees. 2 Crush the nuts , mix with sugar and the spices. 3 Melt the butter. 4 Layer the phyllo dough in the pan, about three at a time, butter each layer with the melted butter. sprinkle with the nut mix and keep on layering the dough until you are done with the amount. The top layer of dough should be the thickest , about 6-8 sheets deep. 5 Cut the baklava all the way to the bottom into squares or diamond shapes. 6 Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top and the sides turn into a nice golden color. 7 Add the cold sugar syrup to the baklava and let it stand for some time before serving at room temperature. 8 To make the sugar syrup, Dilute the sugar and water, then add lemon juice and range blossom water or rose water. Let boil over then lower the heat until the syrup thickens a bit. Chill.

About


Baklava is a very famous sweet widely known in the Middle East and it is easy to prepare at home.

Comments:
David Hutson

heya - tell me about the cold sugar syrup from step 7! :)
Raquel Evangelista

I add about a fourth of a teaspoon of orange water to my sugar syrup and it gives it a fragrant smell and taste!!!
Mimi Cooks

Ruth, adding flavoring to your sugar syrup is great..i do too add orange blossom water to it and it makes the whole dessert smell and taste so yummy. thanks for sharing your tip.
Mimi Cooks

David, thanks for your visit here...you may find sugar syrup recipe listed on my recipe lists here on Foddista.