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Best Baklava Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Dariana / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago Another tried and true recipe from my former Mom-In-Law from Greece. Prep:25m Cook:60m Servings:60	Dariana
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Ingredients

4 cups (1 pound) walnuts, finely chopped

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1-1/4 cups butter, melted

1 16-ounce package frozen phyllo dough, thawed

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 cup water

1/4 cup honey

1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 inches stick cinnamon

Directions

For filling, in a large mixing bowl stir together chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup sugar, and the ground cinnamon. Set aside.

Brush the bottom of a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with some of the melted butter. Unfold phyllo dough. Keep phyllo covered, removing sheets as you need them. Layer one-fourth of the phyllo sheets in the pan, generously brushing each sheet with melted butter as you layer, and allowing phyllo to extend up the sides of the pan. Sprinkle about 1-1/2 cups of filling on top of the phyllo. Repeat layering the phyllo sheets and filling twice.

Layer remaining phyllo sheets atop the third layer of filling, continuing to brush each sheet with butter before adding the next phyllo sheet. Drizzle any remaining butter over the top layers. Trim edges of phyllo to fit the pan. Using a sharp knife, cut through all layers to make 60 diamond-, triangle-, or square-shaped pieces.

Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden. Slightly cool in pan on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, for syrup, in a medium saucepan stir together the 1-1/2 cups sugar, the water, honey, lemon peel, lemon juice, and stick cinnamon. Bring mixture to boiling. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Remove the stick cinnamon. Pour the syrup over the warm baklava in the pan. Cool completely. Place in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. Makes about 60 baklava.

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Comments

thepiggs 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Yum...I will have to try this! I love Baklava so this will be a great one to try.

auworzala 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I loved these! I just made them tonight and it was delicious, especially with whipped cream (or as a baklava sundae!).

dariana 1 year, 2 months ago said:
OMG, a Baklava Sundae sounds divine, thanks for the comment and TIP! :-)

dariana 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thepiggs, it is such a good one and a lot easier than some of the others I have made.

arksunshine 1 year ago said:
I love Baklava and have always wanted to make some. I will give this a try. Thanks.

dee 1 year ago said:
HHmmm! Thanks for spoiling my Diet! :-) I would love to make this.. as I just Love Love Love Baklava. I will need some help eating it though cuz I'd eat it all gonoe all by myself! Anybody up for it?

dariana 1 year ago said:
Dee, I lived in Greece for many years and I would have no problem whatsoever in helping you gobble this up!

dariana 1 year ago said:
Arksunshine, let me know what you think!

vivian 12 months ago said:
Have bookmarked this, one of my favorite deserts ever since I went to Greece years ago and thought it would be to difficult to make I have never worked with filo pastry but I will definitely give this a go. Thanks

jaeleepoms 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
My husband is a huge baklava fan, and of course, fresh is best. I've shied away from making it b/c it seemed time-consuming, but I may give this one a whirl at some point. I can already taste it!

dariana 10 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Vivian, don't you just adore Greece. I lived in Skorpios for several years and I miss it.

bustedparts 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I'm going to try this sometime. It looks pretty easy to make. Always thought it was hard to make. Love this stuff!

dariana 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Busted, its not as hard as most people think, enjoy.

invisiblechef 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
YUM
I have this wonderful recipe for Melopitta, I was going to post it after I make it this friday. Please don't tell me you already have this on your food page! :)

I will definately save this recipe to my collections. I was going over my recipe for Baklava and it has way more sugar and honey in it.

dariana 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Invisible, nope I do not have it but can't wit to see your recipe!

dixiejet 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I ADORE Baklava. I've made it many times & you are right,it's not as hard as it looks. Me & my sister make it every Christmas only we had mini choc. chips & orange syrup. I know it's not "traditional" (which I like best) but it's always requested so we make it. :o)
I used to live in Turkey & have traveled the Greek islands & fresh is always best !

riverznnd 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Once you get the hang of handling filo dough, you can make any number of great Greek specialties. My baklava recipe is very similar to this one. People like it because it's not "sicky sweet".
Just enough honey to make it interesting.

miss_jenn 9 months, 1 week ago said:
I can't wait to try this! Do you know any other Greek sweets or would perhaps point me in the right direction to one?

zena824 8 months, 2 weeks ago said:
When I get home Im going to make this.. sounds wonderful...

dariana 8 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Zena, this is absolutely incredible I promise!

pipit13 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
A definite keeper for me to try.
Thanks

kellywong2005 1 month ago said:
Is there a step-to-step instriction to this? I want to translate the recipy to chinese but i wasn't successful. PLease upload some photo? thank you sooooo much.

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