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BAKLAVA
RECIPE
Baklava now that sounds like
an unusual name but I can guarantee you that it tastes just
wonderful. This sounds like it would be a hard recipe but
it is not and it looks really good. The Baklava is good if
your having some friends over as it goes a long way, and to
top it off serve just a scoop of icecream with it. Some of
my family even like the Baklava just with a dollop of cream
as it is quite sweet without the icecream, but whatever you
like to serve it with go right ahead. The Baklava is good
with custard to.
Baklava
Ingredients
SYRUP:
4 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tsp lemon juice
FILLING:
1 lb chopped walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
DOUGH:
1 lb fillo pastry
1 lb butter unsalted and melted
Baklava
Method
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Then make the syrup by boiling the water and sugar for 15
minutes and then add the lemon juice and boil it for another
10 minutes and set it aside to cool. The next thing to do
is to make the filling. Mix the chopped walnuts, sugar and
vanilla together really well. The next thing to do is to build
your Baklava. First you must cut your fillo pastry to the
size of the tray you will be using but make sure you handle
the dough really carefully and do not press hard on it at
all. Take out one sheet of the fillo pastry at a time and
place it in the pan. Make sure you brush the fillo pastry
with the melted butter between each layer you use.
Take the walnut filling and spread it across the tray then
put a sheet of the fillo pastry and brush it with butter and
continue doing this until all the fillo pastry is used up.
After you have finnished this cut it into diamond shapes by
cutting it into quarters with cuts parallel to the long axis
and then cut diagonally across. Do not press it hard. Put
it into the preheated oven for about 1 1/2 hours until golden
brown. Be careful not to burn the bottom of it. Let the Baklava
cool on a rack for 5 minutes and then add the cooled syrup
on it. Let the Baklava cool for at least two hours before
eating.
Enjoy your freshly made Baklava!
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