Ingredients:
- filling
- 500 g. fyllo pastry180 g. unsalted butter, melted
- 230 g. caster sugar300 ml water2 cinnamon sticks2 tsp lemon juicesome lemon peel2 tbsp honey
Directions:
- Mix all the filling ingredients in a bowl.
- Liberally butter the base and sides of an elongated or round baking dish. Measure the length of the fyllo against the baking dish roughly and, allowing 2 cm extra approximately for shrinkage, cut to length with a sharp knife. Brush each layer of fyllo with melted butter and spread over the base of the container as evenly as possible. Once you have used 5 layers of pastry, sprinkle a thin layer of filling all over the surface and add 3 more layers. Sprinkle a thin layer of filling and place 2 more sheets of fyllo on top. Sprinkle on all the remaining filling, spreading it evenly, and cover with 7-8 more layers of fyllo, brushing individually with butter. Fold any excess pastry on either of the sides over the filling and brush it with butter. Brush the top layer liberally with butter in order to get it crisp and golden. Trim any excess pastry with a small sharp knife, keeping in mind that it will also shrink. Cut the top layers of fyllo carefully, either diagonally into diamond shapes or straight, which will result in square or elongated pieces. Be careful not to cut right down to the base, but only the top layers. This is done in order to make cutting and lifting the pieces out, once it is cooked, much easier and efficient. Using the tips of four fingers, sprinkle drops of water all over the surface and cook it in a preheated oven, gas no.5/ 375 grades F / 190 grades C, for 15 minutes; lower the heat to gas no.4/ 350 grades F/ l80 grades C and cook for a further 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the syrup. Place all the syrup ingredients, apart from the honey, in a saucepan and stir to dissolve the sugar. Simmer for 6-8 minutes, add the honey and simmer for a further 5 minutes until it thickens slightly. Let the baklava cool down then pour the hot but not boiling syrup slowly all over, through a strainer. Let it stand and absorb the syrup.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 154.5 Kcal (647 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 132.75 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 14.75g | 23% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 0.5mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 130.75mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 2.5g | 1% | |
| Sugars | 0.25g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.75g | 7% | |
| Protein | 6g | 12% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 15.3mg | 2% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 618 Kcal (2587 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 531 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 59g | 23% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 523mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 10g | 1% | |
| Sugars | 1g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 7g | 7% | |
| Protein | 24g | 12% | |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 3mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 61mg | 2% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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