Mixed-Nut Honey Baklava

Name: Mixed-Nut Honey Baklava
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 96
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 355 milliliters toasted unblanched almonds, chopped; 113 grams bittersweet chocolate, diced 1/4-inch; 118 milliliters dark rum; 12 dried calamyra figs, diced 1/4-inch; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 237 milliliters honey (preferably orange blossom), plus more for drizzling; 3 Juice of 1 large lemon (about; 1 pound sheet (1 pound) boxes phyllo dough (about 48 sheets); 79 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters unsalted butter (3 sticks); 355 milliliters toasted walnut pieces, chopped; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Mixed-Nut Honey Baklavan a try. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 87 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 96. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours. Head to the store and pick up ground cloves, juice of lemon, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of middl eastern cuisine.

Instructions

Soak the diced figs in the rum in a large bowl for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

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Figs

Rum

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Bowl

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Spread the walnuts and almonds out on a baking sheet and toast until darkened and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool. Toss the nuts, chocolate, sugar, and spices with the figs and the rum.

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Chocolate

Almonds

Walnuts

Spices

Spread

Sugar

Toast

Figs

Nuts

Rum

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Baking Sheet

Bring the butter to a simmer over low heat. Skim and discard the foamy solids that rise to the top until the butter is clear, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Butter

Lightly butter a 16 1/2 by 11 1/2-inch sheet pan.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Remove the phyllo from the package, unroll and lay it on the counter next to the pan and cover with a kitchen towel.

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Kitchen Towels

Frying Pan

Lay 1 sheet of the phyllo on the pan and brush lightly with butter. Repeat with 11 more sheets of phyllo working quickly and keeping the phyllo covered, as you assemble the baklava. Scatter 1/3 of the nut mixture (about 1 1/2 cups) evenly over the layers of phyllo. Repeat 2 more times and top with the remaining 12 sheets of dough. Carefully, cut 3/4 of the way through the phyllo and nut filling to make about 96 (1 1/2-inch) squares.

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Butter

Dough

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Frying Pan

Bake the baklava until light brown and cooked through, about 1 hour. Raise the temperature to 450 degrees F and bake until golden crisp, about 5 to 8 more minutes.

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Oven

Heat the sugar, honey, and water in a saucepan over high heat until the sugar dissolves.

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Honey