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Baklava

Baklava
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Ingredients/Components

  • sugar - 5 c
  • water - 3 c
  • ground cloves - 1/2 tsp
  • ground cinnamon - 1 Tbsp
  • lemon - 1 item
  • whole cloves - 5 item
  • sticks cinnamon - 2 item
  • Cut lemon in half and squeeze juice into sugar and water, then drop the lemon halves into the pot
  • butter, melted and clarified - 2 lb
  • phyllo fila pastry, thawed - 2 lb

How to make baklava:

Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan. Cut lemon in half and squeeze juice into sugar and water, then drop the lemon halves into the pot. Add cinnamon and cloves and bring to a boil; simmer until mixture thickens and reaches a syrupy consistency. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Remove lemon peel, cloves and cinnamon sticks. Set aside.Filling:2 lb. walnuts, coarsely chopped6 Tbsp. sugar1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. ground cloves2 lb. butter, melted and clarified2 lb. phyllo (fila) pastry, thawed Combine walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and cloves; mix well and set aside. Select a baking pan large enough to accommodate the phyllo sheets. Remove phyllo from package; unfold onto waxed paper and cover with a damp cloth. Keep pastry covered to prevent drying out. Brush baking pan with clarified butter; begin layering sheets of phyllo, brushing each carefully with butter until 15 sheets are stacked in pan. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons chopped nut mix over top sheet; cover with another sheet of phyllo. Brush with butter and sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons nut filling mix. Continue using about 15 sheets of phyllo dough and all the filling. Brushing each sheet with butter before sprinkling with filling. Repeat layering 15 sheets of dough, each brushed with butter, as was done to start the Baklava. Refrigerate about an hour, then score into diamond shapes with a sharp knife. Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours or until lightly browned. Immediately after removing from oven,

Recipe categories: < 60 mins, For large groups, Oven.

Rating:
Baklava
3.7
Average rating: 3.7 of 5, total votes: 7
Cook. Time: PT1H
Total Time: PT1H


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