Step-by-Step Guide to Make Homemade Baklava

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, baklava. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Baklava is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Baklava is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook baklava using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baklava:

1. Get 9 sheets phyllo
2. Take 1/2 lbs ground walnuts
3. Prepare 1/4 cup brown sugar
4. Get 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5. Take 2 cups water
6. Prepare 1 tablespoon lemon juice
7. Prepare 2 tablespoon maple syrup
8. Take 1 teaspoon olive oil
9. Take 1 tablespoon milk

Steps to make Baklava:

1. To make the filling: combine brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts.
2. Place 3 sheets of phyllo in the prepared pan lightly brushed with butter, spread half of the filling, top with 3 more sheets, add the other half of filling and end with the last 3 sheets of phyllo. Brush the top with butter.
3. To make the syrup: stir the water, lemon juice, maple syrup until all dissolves on low heat and let it cool once done.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
5. With a sharp knife cut the top layer of phyllo in triangles.
6. Just before baking, lightly sprinkle with cold water. This inhibits the pastry from curling.
7. Bake it for about 20-30 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
8. Cut through the scored lines and drizzle the cooled syrup slowly over the hot baklava. Let it cool and serve it at room temperature.

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