Almond-Walnut Baklava Recipe

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Almond-Walnut Baklava
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Ingredients
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Nutrition
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Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 1 3/4 cups sliced almonds
  • 1 3/4 cups walnuts
  • 2 (1 lb) packages phyllo pastry sheets, thawed
  • 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, melted and lukewarm
  • to taste whole cloves

Directions:

  1. Combine sugar, water, cinnamon, cloves and honey.
  2. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
  3. Increase heat and boil gently until reduced to 2 1/2 cups, about 10 minutes.
  4. Strain into bowl and mix in brandy.
  5. Cool completely.
  6. Nut Filling:
  7. Toast almonds and walnuts and finely chop in processor.
  8. Transfer to large bowl.
  9. Mix in cinnamon and breadcrumbs.
  10. Pastry:
  11. Butter bottom and sides of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
  12. Unroll stacked phyllo sheets, press folds to smooth, and cut crosswise in half.
  13. Place 1 sheet of phyllo in bottom of prepared dish (k eep remaining sheets covered with plastic wrap and damp towel to prevent drying). Because many brands of phyllo are not long enough to touch both ends of the dish, it may be necessary to stagger sheets to end of dish.
  14. Brush first sheet with melted butter.
  15. Top with second phyllo sheet. Brush with melted butter.
  16. Repeat, using 12 more sheets, buttering each sheet. Sprinkle 3/4 cup nut mixture over.
  17. Cover with 4 more sheets, buttering each.
  18. Sprinkle 3/4 cup nut mixture over.
  19. Cover with 4 more sheets, buttering each.
  20. Sprinkle 3/4 cup nut mixture over.
  21. Cover with 4 more sheets, buttering each.
  22. Sprinkle 3/4 cup nut mixture over.
  23. Cover with 4 more sheets, buttering each.
  24. Sprinkle 3/4 cup nut mixture over.
  25. Top with 18 more sheets, buttering each.
  26. Brush top sheet generously with butter.
  27. Cut baklava lengthwise into thirds and make 8 diagonal cuts.
  28. Top each section with a whole clove. Lightly sprinkle the top with water and bake at 350 degrees in center of oven until pastry is golden brown, about 1 hour.
  29. Gradually pour syrup over hot baklava and cool completely.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 9142.59 Kcal (38278 kJ)
Calories from fat 4614.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 512.76g 789%
Cholesterol 610.06mg 203%
Sodium 5262.01mg 219%
Potassium 3000.02mg 64%
Total Carbs 1018.78g 340%
Sugars 445.96g 1784%
Dietary Fiber 62.77g 251%
Protein 183.76g 368%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 10%
Vitamin A 2.8mg 95%
Iron 15.8mg 88%
Calcium 940.8mg 94%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 356.22 Kcal (1491 kJ)
Calories from fat 179.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.98g 789%
Cholesterol 23.77mg 203%
Sodium 205.02mg 219%
Potassium 116.89mg 64%
Total Carbs 39.69g 340%
Sugars 17.38g 1784%
Dietary Fiber 2.45g 251%
Protein 7.16g 368%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 95%
Iron 0.6mg 88%
Calcium 36.7mg 94%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 224.8
    Points
  • 254
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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