The Best Ever Baklava
how to make the best ever baklava
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, melted
- 2 1/2 cups walnuts
- 1 cup blanched almonds
- 3/4 cup pistachios, slivered
- Zest of 1 orange
- Generous pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 12 phyllo pastry sheets
- Crushed pistachios, to garnish
- For the syrup:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2/3 cup water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 cloves
Steps
- Melt the butter, leaving it to brown slightly as this will add an extra level of nutty flavor to your baklava.
- Place the walnuts and almonds into the bowl of a food processor and blitz until you have a coarse rubble. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the slivered pistachios, orange zest, salt, cinnamon and one-fourth of the melted butter. Mix well.
Keep reading
Get access to the full recipe and 10,000 more!
Already have an account?