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Greek Baklava

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Greek Baklava

A Greek favorite that makes everyone think you are a master chef and is sooo easy to make!! I taught a Greek friend how to make apple pie and she taught me this fabulous recipe. The phyllo dough for this recipe is found in the freezer section of most grocery stores. Add a little lemon zest to the sugar sauce, if desired.

 

Yield

18 servings

Prep

40 min

Cook

50 min

Ready

90 min

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
16 ounces phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
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1 pound walnuts
chopped, or a mix of walnuts, pistachios and almonds
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1 cup butter
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 cup water
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1 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ cup honey
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
462.4 ml/g phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
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453.6 g walnuts
chopped, or a mix of walnuts, pistachios and almonds
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237 ml butter
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5 ml cinnamon
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237 ml water
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237 ml sugar
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5 ml vanilla extract
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118 ml honey
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Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃) F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan.

Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan.

Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work.

Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered.

Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go. The top layer should be about 6 to 8 sheets deep.

Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.

Make sauce while baklava is baking. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted. Add vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes.

Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it. Let cool.

Serve in cupcake papers. This freezes well. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 97g (3.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 39361% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 27g 41%
Saturated Fat 8g 38%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 27mg 9%
Sodium 194mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 12g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 16g
Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 2% Iron 9%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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