Traditional Greek Baklava Recipe

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Traditional Greek Baklava
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
3419
Calories
Total time
105
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Mix the walnuts, breadcrumbs and cinnamon. Butter your baking pan (large enough to lay out the pastry while lining the sides of the pan as well) and place 5 sheets of the pastry on the bottom, 1 by 1, buttering each individually as you place it on the bottom. Cover the remaining phyllo sheets with a slightly damp kitchen towel for the time being so they do not dry out.
  2. With a large spoon evenly spread 1/2 the nut filling over all the pastry. Cover the filling with another 3 sheets of phyllo pastry, again individually buttering each as you place it. Evenly spoon on the remaining 1/2 of the nut mixture and place another 5 sheets of phyllo pastry on top, again buttering each individually as you place it. Pat the top pastry sheets down very gently and cut away any excess round the edges with a very sharp knife.
  3. Cut the Baklava into triangle servings. Place a clove on every 3rd or so piece, puncturing the pastry with the stem of the clove. Bake the Baklava in a well preheated oven at 180ºC - 350ºF for 1 hour approximately or until the pastry is golden. Remove the Baklava from the oven.
  4. Prepare the syrup by boiling the water, sugar and juice of your preference in a saucepan over a gentle flame, stirring with a whisk, for about 10 minutes and then allow the syrup to cool. Pour the syrup onto the Baklava (cold syrup - hot Baklava). When the Baklava absorbs the syrup it is normal for the top layer of pastry to remain crispy. Allow the Baklava to cool and then knock yourself out - the edges are extra delicious -
  5. *** Under no circumstances should an oven fan be used while baking the Baklava. It will burn the top pastry layers and edges within minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3418.7 Kcal (14313 kJ)
Calories from fat 1673.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 185.96g 286%
Cholesterol 244.79mg 82%
Sodium 2529.6mg 105%
Potassium 144.25mg 3%
Total Carbs 489.44g 163%
Sugars 320.67g 1283%
Dietary Fiber 3.01g 12%
Protein 29.93g 60%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 7.6mg 42%
Calcium 167.1mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 1728.51 Kcal (7237 kJ)
Calories from fat 846.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 94.02g 286%
Cholesterol 123.77mg 82%
Sodium 1278.98mg 105%
Potassium 72.94mg 3%
Total Carbs 247.46g 163%
Sugars 162.13g 1283%
Dietary Fiber 1.52g 12%
Protein 15.13g 60%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 7%
Iron 3.9mg 42%
Calcium 84.5mg 17%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 83.3
    Points
  • 103
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

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

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