# Baklava

A sweet dessert pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- squeeze lemon
- 2 sticks butter
- 5 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 cup pistachios
- 1 cup walnuts
- phyllo dough sheets

## Instructions

1. For the syrup, boil 2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of water, and a squeeze of a lemon for about 10 minutes until the sugar is fully dissolved.
2. Let the syrup cool completely before pouring over the baklava.
3. For the baklava, melt 2 sticks of butter with 5 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
4. In a food processor, mix 1 cup of pistachios and 1 cup of walnuts.
5. Layer 6 phyllo dough sheets, buttering between each.
6. After the 6th layer, add a small layer of the crushed pistachios and walnuts.
7. Add 6 more layers of phyllo sheets and butter.
8. Add the rest of the crushed walnuts and pistachios.
9. Add 12 more layers of phyllo sheets and butter.
10. After adding the last phyllo sheet, brush with only sunflower oil.
11. Cut the baklava into squares or diamonds.
12. Bake at 350° F for 45-50 minutes, until golden brown on top.
13. Pour the syrup over the baklava immediately out of the oven.

## Equipment

- food processor

## Tips

- Let the syrup cool completely before pouring over the baklava.
- After adding the last phyllo sheet, brush with ONLY sunflower oil to prevent burning.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS9jVfdq9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/85d21822-5bb5-430c-b3aa-a5cdb8d1545b
- Extracted: 2026-04-25

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