Turkish Baklava
Recipe
- Title:
- Turkish Baklava
- Categories:
- Desserts, Turkish, Greek
- Yield:
- 24 servings
Ingredients
- 1
- Pkg Fillo Sheets
- 1 ts Ground Cinnamon or
- 1 lb Butter, melted
- 1/4 ts Ground and 1 Stick Cinnamon
- 1 lb Walnuts, chopped
- 9 x 13 Pyrex Baking Dish
- 3 c Sugar, white granulated
- Pastry Brush
- 1/2 ts Ground Cloves
Ingredients
- 1. Chop walnuts to medium fine and mix with 1 cup sugar, 1/4 Teaspoon
- ground Cinnamon and 1/4 Teaspoon ground Cloves. 2. Melt Butter. 3. Cut
- Fillo in half so that each sheet fits the bottom of the Baking Pan. 4.
- Generously butter the bottom and sides of the baking pan and place the
- Fillo, one sheet ata a time, in the baking pan. Generously spread butter on
- each sheet of fillo as it is placed in the pan. Every 6 to 8 sheets of
- Fillo sp[read a layer of walnut mix. Continue layering Fillo sheets and
- walnuts until Fillo is complete. Pour any remaining butter over top of the
- Baklava. The secret to good flaky Baklava is to have each sheet of Fillo
- well buttered so that the sheets do not stick together. 5. With a sharp
- knife, cut the Baklava diagonally to form diamond shaped pieces. 6. Preheat
- oven to 350 degrees and bake the Baklava for 40 to 45 minutes or until
- golden brown on top. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. 7.
- SYRUP Mix one cup water, two cups sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves and
- either 3/4 teaspoons Cinnamon or the Cinnamon stick in a sauce pan and
- bring to a bnoil. Simmer for 20 minutes. 8. Pour the boiling syrup over
- the cool Baklava and allow to cool completely again. When cool serve
- individual pieces with strong (Turkish) sweet coffee and dried apricots for
- an exquisite dessert.
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