Baklava

Name: Baklava
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, melted; 1 stick cinnamon; 177 milliliters honey; 2 inches lemon peel; 2 inches orange peel; 454 grams phyllo pastry, thawed; 118 milliliters sugar; 946 milliliters walnuts, chopped; 177 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Baklavan a try. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 451 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of butter, cinnamon, phyllo pastry, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Mix the walnuts, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

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Brush the bottom of a 9X13 inch pan with butter.

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Brush butter onto the top of a sheet of the phyllo dough and place the sheet into the pan. Repeat until there are 8 sheets in the pan.

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Filo Pastry

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Sprinkle 1/3 of the walnut mixture onto the phyllo in the pan.

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Walnuts

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Brush butter onto the top of a sheet of the phyllo dough and place the sheet into the pan. Repeat until there are 2 sheets on top of the nut mixture.

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Sprinkle 1/3 of the walnut mixture onto the phyllo in the pan.

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Walnuts

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Brush butter onto the top of a sheet of the phyllo dough and place the sheet into the pan. Repeat until there are 2 sheets on top of the nut mixture.

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Filo Pastry

Butter

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Sprinkle 1/3 of the walnut mixture onto the phyllo in the pan.

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Walnuts

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Brush butter onto the top of a sheet of the phyllo dough and place the sheet into the pan. Repeat until there are 8 sheets on top of the nut mixture.Slice the baklava with a sharp knife.

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Bake in a preheated 350F oven until golden brown on top, about 25-35 minutes.Bring the water, sugar, cinnamon, lemon and orange to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

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Orange