Baklava
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add two cups of sugar to a saucepan.
- 2Add two cups of water to the saucepan.
- 3Bring the sugar and water mixture to boil.
- 4Get the juice of one lemon.
- 5Add the lemon juice to the boiling mixture and cook for 10 more minutes to create the syrup.
- 6For the filling, grind half of the walnuts.
- 7Chop the rest of the walnuts.
- 8Add a little bit of sugar to the ground walnuts.
- 9Oil the tray.
- 10Cut the filo pastry to the size of the pan.
- 11Place two sheets of filo pastry, then a layer of walnuts, making sure to put oil between each layer of filo pastry.
- 12Continue layering filo pastry and walnuts.
- 13Cut the assembled baklava into diamond shapes.
- 14Melt butter and mix with oil.
- 15Pour the butter and oil mixture slowly over the cut baklava.
- 16Put the baklava in the oven.
- 17Once baked, slowly pour the cold syrup over the hot baklava.
- 18Leave the baklava to soak for a few hours at least, preferably overnight.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 lemon juice
- walnuts
- sugar
- oil
- filo pastry
- melted butter
- oil
Equipment
saucepantrayoven
Tips
- Put oil between each layer of filo pastry for crispier baklava.
- Pour cold syrup over the baklava slowly.
- Leave the baklava for a few hours at least, or overnight, for best results.
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