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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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Recipe comes from friends Hazel and Sarah, TRUE! Gave permission to share with you too! This was TERRIFIC, so EASY to do! I hope you'll try it and do a review!!! Ingredients:
2 (375 g) packs phyllo pastry |
1 1/4 cups walnuts |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
250 g unsalted butter |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1 cup water |
2 tablespoons lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Mix together sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan; boil 15 - 20 minutes and let cool.
2. Crush walnuts and add cinnamon in blender.
3. Melt butter in saucepan.
4. When pastry is at room temperature, use 1/2 of one 375g pack and place it in rectangluar pan; is ok is filo folds back over itself.
5. Brush with butter
6. Sprinkle 1/2 of the walnuts; spread across pastry.
7. Repeat process with other 1/2 of the 375g pack.
8. Repeat process again with the SECOND pack of 375g filo pastry as stated above; finish with pastry layer.
9. Using a SHARP knife, cut pastry into diagonal shape
10. Pour remaining melted butter slowly over pastry.
11. Cook in preheated oven at 170C for 60 minutes or until golden brown.
12. Remove from oven; wait 5 minutes and pour syrup mixture over baklava.
13. When is completely cool, you can serve.
14. HINT HINT - I enjoy it while still warm!
15. Recipe is IDEAL for freezing!
16. Enjoy.
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