Stockpile Recipe – Baklava | Coupons, Deals and More

Well this isn’t exactly a Stockpile Recipe because I’m not sure how many people have phyllo dough sitting around in their fridge or freezer. This is a last minute selection on my part though since I did not have peirogi recipes ready to post.

This is an easy recipe to make. The 3/4 cup of butter listed in this recipe is laughable though. I easily use an entire pound of butter, and I always use a pastry brush to spread it over the dough so it is not like I am applying it heavily. Also I double the honey syrup recipe and pour in about 7/8 of the doubled recipe. It does get sucked into the dough and it will be much stickier and less dry than if you only use the single recipe listed.

Baklava

3 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
1 pound phyllo (fillo) dough
whole colves

Honey Syrup

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup honey

Combine walnuts and cinnamon. Set aside. You are going to use 1 cup per layer, so you can measure out one cup now
Melt butter and lightly brush the bottom of a 13″ x 9″ pan
Place 1 phyllo sheet on the bottom, folding to fit pan, brush with butter.
Repeat with 5 more phyllo sheets buttering each one before place the next one atop
Sprinkle with 1 cup nuts and cinnamon mixture
Repeat process twice more with 4 more phyllo sheets, sprinkling the last sheet with another cup of the nuts and cinnamon mixture.
Top the pan with the remaining phyllo dough sheets, again buttering in between each one.
Press the top layer firmly to compact layers (hint: I do this before putting the nuts on the second and third time)

Brush the top with more butter
With the tip of a sharp knife, score the top of the pastry diagonally without cutting through layers
Insert a clove where each cross of the knife meets (I also put them on the sides of the pan where the crosses meet)

Bake in 350º oven for 30 minutes

While Baklava is baking, make the honey syrup by combining sugar and water in a medium saucepan
Stir frequently over a medium heat until the mixture comes to a full boil
Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes
Stir in the lemon juice and honey
Cool lightly

When Baklava is done baking, pluck the cloves out
Pour the honey mixture over the Baklava

Cut into pieces along the diamond scores and serve.

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