Baklava (using puff pastry) These savory and sweet ideas will get you started: easy pot pie, savory appetizers, apple tart, and more. Using frozen puff pastry is the shortcut that makes this tart a new summer weeknight favorite recipe. This heavenly Baklava combines honey-soaked layers of flaky phyllo pastry with spiced walnuts.

Ingredients of Baklava (using puff pastry)

  1. Prepare 1/3 cup of melted butter.
  2. It's 2 cups of crushed nuts (pistachio,walnut,cashew and etc.).
  3. Prepare 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
  4. You need 1 pack of puff pastry or phyllo sheets.
  5. It's of For the syrup.
  6. It's 1/2 cup of honey.
  7. You need 3/4 cup of water.
  8. You need 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
  9. Prepare 1 cup of granulated sugar.

Baklava (using puff pastry) step by step

  1. If phyllo pastry, brush with butter every sheets until you reach the 5th sheets and then put the nuts..
  2. If puff pastry, brush butter and put some nuts on every layer of the sheet.
  3. Preheat the oven at 180°C for 15mins..
  4. Cut pastry into diagonal shape and then bake for 1hour and 15mins..
  5. Prepare the syrup by mixing all the syrup ingredients in a saucepan until boiled. Then let it cool for a while.
  6. Lastly, once the pastry is cooked, spread the syrup and garnish with the remaining nuts.

Bring to a boil, making sure that the sugar is completely dissolved. Baklava is a Middle Eastern specialty. Baklava is made in many shapes I decided to make them in rolls. Instead of honey I used sugar to glaze and flavored with cardamom. This also works wonders with puff pastry sheets - IT is actually nicer with the puff sheets.

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