Pistachio Hazelnut Baklava

Name: Pistachio Hazelnut Baklava
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 227 grams finely chopped hazelnuts; 2 Tbsps honey; 454 grams 1/2 packages frozen phyllo pastry, thawed; 227 grams finely chopped pistachio nuts; 473 milliliters unsalted butter, melted; 591 milliliters water; 710 milliliters white sugar

Pistachio Hazelnut Baklavan is If you have sugar, honey, hazelnuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of middl eastern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, toss together the pistachio nuts, hazelnuts, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/2 cup sugar.

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Pistachio Nuts

Ground Clove

Hazelnuts

Cinnamon

Sugar

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Bowl

Unroll thawed phyllo pastry, and cover with a damp towel to prevent drying and cracking.

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Filo Pastry

Brush a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan with melted butter using a pastry brush.

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Butter

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Pastry Brush

Frying Pan

Lay one sheet of pastry onto the buttered pan, and brush with more butter. Repeat until there are 8 buttered sheets of dough stacked.

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Butter

Dough

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle some of the nut mixture over this layer, then cover with 3 more layers of pastry, each brushed with butter.

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Butter

Sprinkle more of the nut mixture, then 3 layers of buttered pastry. Repeat this pattern until the nut mixture is gone, reserving 8 layers of pastry for the top. Each time a layer of pastry is placed, it must be brushed with the melted butter.

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Butter

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Cut the pastry into strips, then into diamonds. Pieces should be somewhat small because they are so sweet. At this point each piece may be studded with a whole clove.

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Whole Clove

Heat the remaining melted butter until boiling, and drizzle it evenly over the whole pan.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until evenly golden.

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Oven

While the pastry is baking, combine the remaining 3 cups sugar, water, honey, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.

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Ground Clove

Cinnamon

Honey

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

When the pastry comes out of the oven, immediately pour the syrup evenly over the entire pan. Be careful when pouring; the hot syrup may cause the butter in the pastry to boil up and splatter. Allow baklava to cool to room temperature before serving.

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Butter

Syrup

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove whole cloves from pieces before eating.

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Whole Clove

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Servings:

1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 0teaspoons

ground cloves 227grams

finely chopped hazelnuts 2Tbsps

honey 454grams

1/2 packages frozen phyllo pastry, thawed 227grams

finely chopped pistachio nuts 473milliliters

unsalted butter, melted 591milliliters

water 710milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are my top picks for Baklava. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is NV Solera Cream Sherry. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.