Recipe List


Naked Wines Voucher
MyFoodiePedia
TasteCook
Need menu ideas? Use our Menu Builder

Baklava / Filo Layered Nutty Pastry


Rate Recipe
Baklava / Filo Layered Nutty Pastry
Summary:

Baklava / Filo Layered Nutty Pastry

It is believed that the Assyrians at around 8th century B.C. were the first people who mixed together a few layers of thin bread dough, with some chopped nuts in between the layers they added some honey and baked it in their primitive wood burning ovens.

Please Note: The recipe image displayed may not be an exact likeness of the Baklava / Filo Layered Nutty Pastry finished dish

Ingredients

To make Baklava you will need the following ingredients:
240g /8 oz sugar
150 ml/5 fl oz water
½ tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 cinnamon stick
1 packet filo pastry
120g/ 4 oz melted butter
60g/ 2 oz pistachios roughly chopped
60g/ 2 oz almonds roughly chopped

Methods

  1. To cook Baklava / Filo Layered Nutty Pastry
    • Make up the syrup first using the sugar, water, lemon juice,honey and cinnamon stick
    • Boil until dissolved  and leave to cool
    • Layer a tin with ½ the filo pastry brushing liberally with the melted butter in between each sheet
    • Sprinkle the nuts in and then carry on with the other half of the pastry
    • Brush butter on top
    • Bake 150c for 25 mins remove and pour all the syrup on top of the hot baklava – leave to cool and serve.
Preparation time (duration): 30 minutes
Cooking time (duration): 25 minutes
Number of servings (yield): Serves 8 - 10
Meal type: No Preference
Culinary tradition: No Preference

Rate this recipe
Comments Print Recipe Similar Recipes
You need to login to read and add comment!
Login | Register
Back to top
Recommended Recipes
Sea Horse Cocktail Recipe Open Link: Sea Horse Cocktail Recipe
Sea Horse Cocktail Recipe - Another great summery cocktail.... click here

Top Rated Recipes

African Mandazi - Fried Breads Open Link: African Mandazi - Fried Breads
These are a little like the Indian Poori breads. Serve these African...


Add your own recipe >
Latest News & Events
Scottish News: Evil torturer who tried to murder his young wife with a wooden ...Scottish Daily RecordA vicious husband who tried to kill his wife with a wooden spoon is relaxing behind bars ? with cookery lessons. Evil Muhammed Rashad also smothered bride Zahida and choked her with an electrical cord after beating her with the cooking utensil.and more »

Zena Leech-Calton
Cooking is what makes the world go round, it's simple pleasures can evolve passion, gel marriages and cement traditions and without it life would be dull and tasteless. So cook, live, taste and enjoy. click here

Social Networking