Baklava with Wildflower Honey

Name: Baklava with Wildflower Honey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 118 milliliters blanched unsalted almonds, coarsely chopped; 1 stick (3-inch) cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 355 milliliters wildflower honey; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 24 sheets 24 (14 x 9-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 158 milliliters unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped; 79 milliliters walnuts, coarsely chopped; 118 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp water

Baklava with Wildflower Honey requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This dairy free and vegetarian recipe serves 32. This dessert has 132 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. If you have lemon juice, sugar, ground cardamom, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of middl eastern food. Wildflower-Honey Semifreddo with Honey Sesame Wafers, Really Raw Ice Cream With Wildflower Honey & Blackberries, and Wildflower Honey Shortbread Bars are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

To prepare syrup, combine honey, 1/2 cup water, juice, cloves, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over low heat; stir until honey is completely dissolved (about 2 minutes). Increase heat to medium; cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 230 (about 10 minutes).

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Cinnamon

Clove

Syrup

Honey

Juice

Water

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Remove from heat; keep warm.

Remove solids with a slotted spoon; discard.

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Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare filling, combine pistachios and next 6 ingredients (through salt); set aside.

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Pistachio Nuts

Salt

Lightly coat a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), place 1 phyllo sheet lengthwise in bottom of prepared pan, allowing end of sheet to extend over edges of dish; lightly coat with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with 5 phyllo sheets and cooking spray for a total of 6 layers.

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Cooking Spray

Filo Pastry

Dough

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Sprinkle phyllo evenly with one-third of nut mixture (about 2/3 cup). Repeat procedure with phyllo, cooking spray, and nut mixture 2 more times. Top last layer of nut mixture with remaining 6 sheets phyllo, each one lightly coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat top phyllo sheet with cooking spray; press baklava gently into pan.

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