Saturday, April 28, 2012

Baklava


Ingredients:

Filo Pastry ( 6 large sheets)
Butter  (melted 6 tbsp)
Macadamia (chopped 1/2 cups)
Pistachios (chopped 1/2 cups)

Almonds (chopped 1/2 cups)

Walnuts (chopped 1/2 cups)

Biscottio (crushed)
Ground Cinnamon (1 tsp)
Mixed Spice (1 tsp)
Nutmeg (1/2 tsp)
Honey (1 cup)
Lemon Juice (4tbsp)

Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375degF
2. Butter the baking dish
3. Unroll the pasty, brush one sheet with melted butter and place in the baking dish and do it two to three times
4. Mix together the nuts, biscottio and spices in a bowl and spoon this mixture into the lined baking dish.
5. Brush the three pastry sheets with the melted butter
6. Distribute the remaining melted butter on the filling
7. Layer the sheets on top of the filling
8. Cut the baklava diagonally into diamonds.
9. Bake in the oven for about 30 mins until golden
10. While the baklava is in the oven, heat the honey and lemon juice together in a pan.
11. When the baklava is cooked, remove from the oven and pour the syrup  over while the baklava is still warm.
12. Leave to cool completely, re-cut into diamonds and serve with as sweet smile

Trivia: "It has been claimed by many ethnic groups, but there is strong evidence that it is of Central Asian Turkic origin, with its current form being developed in the imperial kitchens of the Topkapı Palace." taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklava









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