Homemade Baklava Recipe

Flakey phyllo dough, layers of sweet nuts, and all the flavor you love in a homemade Baklava recipe — it's no wonder this dessert is beloved!

👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 40m⏳ Prep: 40 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Gemma Stafford📖 biggerbolderbaking

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

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saucepan
bowl
food processor
pan
baking dish
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📝 Preparation Steps

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

Make the syrup: In a small saucepan, combine the honey, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, orange peel, and lemon peel and heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside. (this syrup can be made up to 2 days in advance)

(10oz/283g) honey1 cup(8floz/225ml) water1 cup(8oz/225g) sugar1 cupcinnamon stick1(10oz/284g) raw shelled pistachios2 cups(10oz/284g) raw almonds2 cups(16oz/450g) phyllo dough1 pound(8oz/225g) butter (melted)1 cup

In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together the pistachios, almonds, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves until the nuts are chopped small (but not ground). Remove to a bowl and set aside.

Set up a workstation with the phyllo dough unrolled and under a damp kitchen towel, the melted butter, and a pastry brush.

Lightly brush a 9x9-inch (23x23cm) square baking dish with butter and lay a sheet of phyllo dough in the pan. Fold over the edges to fit into the pan. Brush lightly all over with butter.

Add another layer of phyllo dough, fold to fit, and brush with butter. Repeat this process until you have used 8 sheets of phyllo dough. Keep the unused dough under the towel to prevent it from drying out.

Sprinkle ¼ of the nut mixture onto the dough layers, then top the nuts with two sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each sheet of dough with butter after placing it in the pan. Repeat this process until you have created 4 layers of nuts with two layers of phyllo dough in between.

Top the nuts with the remaining phyllo dough, brushing each layer with butter, including the final layer.

With a very sharp knife cut the baklava into about 20 squares or diamond shapes.

Bake for about ⏱️ 1 hour, or until the pastry is a deep golden brown.

Remove the baklava from the oven. Immediately remove the cinnamon stick and the orange and lemon peels from the cold syrup and pour evenly over the hot baklava. Let the syrup absorb for at least ⏱️ 4 hours or overnight before serving.

Enjoy Baklava as is! Store loosely covered at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Homemade Baklava Recipe

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