Balaboosta's Baklava

Name: Balaboosta's Baklava
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 28
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters canola oil; 1 cardamom pod; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom (seeds from about 2 pods); 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 59 milliliters honey; 1 strip 3-inch strip orange zest; 454 grams package frozen phyllo dough, thawed; 227 grams cups pistachios (about; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 28 servings Rose Syrup; 1 teaspoon rose water; 473 milliliters sugar; 227 grams cups raw unsalted peanuts (about; 227 grams cups walnuts (about; 237 milliliters water

The recipe Balaboosta's Baklava could satisfy your middl eastern craving in approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. This recipe makes 28 servings with 287 calories, 6g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have canolan oil, cardamom pod, phyllo dough, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Combine the water, sugar, honey, orange zest, and cardamom pod in a medium saucepan. Simmer over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.

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Orange Zest

Cardamom

Honey

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat, stir in the rose water, and then discard the orange zest and cardamom pod.

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Orange Zest

Rose Water

Cardamom

Transfer the syrup to an airtight container and chill in the refrigerator. The syrup can be made 1 day in advance.

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Syrup

For the Baklava: Line a 9-by-13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Stir together the butter and oil in a large bowl. Keep it close to your work area.

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Butter

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Combine the nuts, powdered sugar, rose water, cardamom, and cinnamon in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped and almost pasty.

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Powdered Sugar

Rose Water

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Nuts

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Food Processor

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Place one sheet of phyllo dough on the lined baking sheet. (Keep the unused sheets of phyllo covered with a damp towel as you work.) Trim off the ends if necessary or simply fold it over to fit the tray. Generously, and I mean generously, brush the top of the phyllo dough with the butter mixture.

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Filo Pastry

Butter

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Baking Sheet

Place another single layer on top and brush it again. Repeat the process until you have 8 layers of buttery phyllo dough.

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Filo Pastry

Spread the entire nut mixture on top and firmly pack it down.

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Spread

Place another single layer of phyllo dough on top and brush it with the butter mixture. Repeat the process until you have another 8 layers with the top layer brushed generously.

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Filo Pastry

Butter

Cut the baklava into small diamonds or squares about 2 inches square using a very sharp knife.

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Knife