Baklava Cheesecake

1h 10m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Make syrup by combining water, sugar, cloves, cinnamon stick, lemon zest and half of the lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat.
  2. 2Butter the bottom and sides of a baking pan and line it with a phyllo pastry sheet. Press it down and brush it with more melted butter.
  3. 3Layer several more phyllo sheets, brushing each with butter, until you have formed a pastry base.
  4. 4Trim the edges of the pastry and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 15 minutes.
  5. 5Mix together crushed walnuts, pistachios, icing sugar, cinnamon, cloves, melted butter and syrup.
  6. 6Spread the nut mixture into the baked pastry base.
  7. 7Prepare the cheesecake mixture by beating together cream cheese, sugar, Greek yogurt, flour, vanilla, the remaining lemon juice, and three eggs.
  8. 8Pour the cheesecake mixture over the nut layer.
  9. 9Cover with more phyllo sheets and butter each layer. Cut slits into the top layer.
  10. 10Add cloves on top of the pastry.
  11. 11Bake the cheesecake at 160°C (320°F) for 70 minutes.
  12. 12Pour the warm syrup over the baked cheesecake while still hot. Let cool and refrigerate before serving.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 package phyllo pastry sheets
  • 250 grams butter
  • 100 grams crushed walnuts
  • 100 grams crushed pistachios
  • 50 grams sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons syrup
  • 500 grams cream cheese
  • 200 grams sugar
  • 150 grams Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 0.5 lemon
  • 3 eggs

Equipment

baking panwhiskgraterlemon juicermixing bowloven

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