Baklava Recipe

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Baklava
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
1596
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For filling, stir together walnuts, 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  3. Brush a 15x10x1 -inch baking pan (I use a cookie sheet) with some of the melted butter.
  4. Unfold phyllo dough. Keep phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel, removing sheets as you need them. Contact with air makes the phyllo sheets brittle.
  5. Layer 10 of the phyllo sheets in the pan, generously brushing each sheet with melted butter as you layer. If any sheet breaks or tears, don't sweat it - you won't see it in the final results. Just try to keet the layers even and the top layers intact.
  6. Sprinkle 1/3 of the filling on top of the phyllo.
  7. Repeat layering and filling steps two more times (using 9 sheets for each of the middle layers).
  8. Layer remaining phyllo (12 sheets) on the final filling layer, brushing each sheet with butter before adding the next sheet. Drizzle top phyllo sheet with remaining butter.
  9. Trim edges to fit pan if necessary (I don't).
  10. Using a sharp knife, cut through all the layers to make elongated diamond shaped pieces. Try to avoid cutting through to the bottom layer.
  11. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden.
  12. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
  13. Meanwhile, for the syrup, bring the remaining 11/2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, honey, lemon peel, lemon juice, and stick cinnamon just to boiling in a medium saucepan.
  14. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes.
  15. Remove cinnamon.
  16. Pour hot mixture over cooled baklava (see note below).
  17. Cut along pre-made marks and sprinkle chopped walnuts on the top.
  18. NOTE #1: Baklava will keep in an airtight container for a couple of days, but I find that the walnuts in the filling tend to go rancid rather quickly. If they won't be eaten right away, it's best to freeze them.
  19. To freeze - flash freeze individual pieces on a cookie sheet. When frozen, pack into a ziplock bag and store in the freezer. Thaw on the counter until soft before serving.
  20. NOTE #2: I use the Athens brand of phyllo sheets, so there are 40 9 x14 sheets. If you're using these sheets, there may be too much syrup so use only about 3/4th of the recipe.
  21. NOTE #3: If you're using the old kind, bigger sheets the quantity of syrup the recipe makes is probably needed. You're also going to have fewer sheets so layer accordingly.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1595.98 Kcal (6682 kJ)
Calories from fat 1123.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 124.78g 192%
Cholesterol 152.52mg 51%
Sodium 48.52mg 2%
Potassium 649.11mg 14%
Total Carbs 110.9g 37%
Sugars 94.92g 380%
Dietary Fiber 8.42g 34%
Protein 28.44g 57%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 3.7mg 20%
Calcium 103mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 440.98 Kcal (1846 kJ)
Calories from fat 310.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.48g 192%
Cholesterol 42.14mg 51%
Sodium 13.41mg 2%
Potassium 179.35mg 14%
Total Carbs 30.64g 37%
Sugars 26.23g 380%
Dietary Fiber 2.33g 34%
Protein 7.86g 57%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 24%
Iron 1mg 20%
Calcium 28.5mg 10%

* 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

  • 41.5
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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