Description
A sweet and flaky pastry layered with nuts and honey syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 1 package phyllo dough (16 oz)
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, melted
- 4 cups mixed nuts (walnuts, pistachios, almonds), finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Mix chopped nuts with cinnamon and cloves in a bowl.
- Layer 8 sheets of phyllo dough in the dish, brushing each with melted butter.
- Sprinkle 1/3 of the nut mixture over the phyllo.
- Repeat layering phyllo and nuts twice more, ending with a top layer of 8 phyllo sheets.
- Cut baklava into diamond or square shapes before baking.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown.
- While baking, make syrup by boiling sugar, water, honey, vanilla, and lemon juice for 10 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Pour syrup over hot baklava immediately after removing from oven. Let soak for several hours before serving.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.