Baklava

This is one of Greek dessert told by my friend...I was so worried to try this kind of dessert, because it will take lot of time and if doesn't turn out good.. it spoil all the ingredients and my confidence..but this dessert change my entire thought.. and scored me good name. Try this and see the experience in me.


Ingredients -1

clarified butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup hot water
2 cups chopped blanched almonds or walnuts
1 lb fillo pastry (pastrysheet pic.shown below)
powdered cinnamon

Ingredients -2

For the syrup

1 cup sugar
1 cup honey
1 cup water
juice of one lemon


Instructions

Step1. Heat 4 tablespoons of melted butter in a pan with the sugar and 1 cup of hot water.
Step2. Add the chopped nuts.
Step3. Grease a baking tin large enough to take the fillo sheets. Put in 3 sheets, brushing each sheet with melted butter.



Step4. Spread on a thin layer of the nut mixture, sprinkle with a little cinnamon and cover with 2 more sheets of buttered fillo.
Step5. Keep adding alternate layers of filling and pastry and cover with 3 sheets.
Step6. Brush the top with melted butter and score a diamond pattern on the top to aid serving. Step7. Bake in the oven at 375 until crisp and golden, about 30 minutes.


Meanwhile make the syrup.


Step1. Boil the sugar, honey, water and lemon juice for 5 minutes.
Step2. Allow to cool a little then pour over the cooked pastry.


Note


This tastes best the next day because the syrup has had a chance to soak into the pastry. Baklava is also delicious eaten hot with some aromatic rosewater or orange blossom water sprinkled over it and served with chilled cream. A real treat!


Source

My friend laurie...
From greek cookbook