RCI-BR.007.0001.001

Baklava

Name: Baklava
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 lb Phyllo dough.; 4 to 5 cups walnuts (chopped coarsely.); ½ cup sugar.; ¼ tsp ground cloves.; 1 tsp cinnamon.; ¾ lb sweet butter.

Desserts

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

Phyllo dough.
1 lb
walnuts
chopped coarsely.
4 to 5 cups
sugar.
½ cup
ground cloves.
¼ tsp
cinnamon.
1 tsp
sweet butter.
¾ lb

Method

Combine nuts, cinnamon, cloves, and sugar. Melt butter in a saucepan.

Use a pastry brush to brush inside of a 14 X 10 ½ inch pan with melted butter.

Line bottom of pan with one piece of Phyllo dough. Fold under excess Phyllo.

Alternate sides with each piece of Phyllo, brushing the top of each layer with melted butter.

Repeat five (5) times, making five layers.

On the 6th sheet, sprinkle evenly with nut mixture.

Continue until all nut mixture is used and last six (6) buttered sheets of Phyllo form top crust.

Use a sharp knife to cut into diamond shapes.

Bake at 300 °F (150 °C) for about 1 ½ hours or until lightly brown.

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