# Baklava

This recipe shows how to make baklava with layers of filo pastry, walnuts, and a lemon sugar syrup.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 lemon
- 0.5 of the walnuts, ground
- 0.5 of the walnuts, chopped
- a little bit sugar
- filo pastry
- butter, melted
- oil

## Instructions

1. Add two cups of sugar to a saucepan.
2. Add the same amount of water to the saucepan.
3. Bring the sugar and water to a boil.
4. Get the juice of one lemon.
5. Add the lemon juice to the syrup and cook for 10 more minutes.
6. Grind half of the walnuts for the filling.
7. Chop the rest of the walnuts.
8. Add a little bit of sugar to the ground walnuts.
9. Oil the tray.
10. Cut the filo pastry to the size of the pan.
11. Layer two sheets of filo pastry, then a layer of walnuts, making sure to put oil between each layer of filo pastry.
12. Cut the assembled baklava into diamonds.
13. Melt butter and mix with oil, then slowly pour over the baklava.
14. Bake the baklava in the oven.
15. Slowly pour the cold syrup over the baked baklava.
16. Leave the baklava for a few hours, or overnight, to set.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- oven
- tray

## Tips

- Make sure to put oil between each layer of filo pastry for crispiness.
- Pour the cold syrup over the baklava slowly.
- Leave the baklava for a few hours at least, or overnight, for best results.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS55jyUt5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/00ee34ad-b946-47ae-aada-afbd6cb5e60d
- Extracted: 2026-01-05

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