# Baklava

A delicious baklava recipe with a unique twist using Zwieback cookies as a binding agent for the nuts.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 66 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 part walnuts
- 1 part pistachios
- 0.5 part Zwieback cookies
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 10 sheets filo
- 1 butter
- 1 water
- 1 sugar
- 1 honey
- 1 lemon

## Instructions

1. Mix 1 part walnuts, 1 part pistachios, 1/2 part Zwieback cookies (or graham crackers) and a pinch of cinnamon in a bowl.
2. Place a sheet of filo in a baking dish, brush it with butter, and repeat 9 more times.
3. Spread the nut mixture over the filo layers.
4. Add another 4 filo sheets, buttering each one. Repeat this until you run out of nut mixture.
5. Cut the baklava into diamond shapes.
6. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour.
7. While still hot, pour syrup (made with water, sugar, honey, and lemon juice) over the baklava.
8. Let it sit for at least 6 hours or overnight for the syrup to absorb.

## Equipment

- glass baking dish
- pastry brush
- bowl
- fork
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15X7V7kn2w/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4a793a6d-21b5-4430-ab8c-96b995cd413e
- Extracted: 2025-01-26

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