Walnut Baklava Recipe

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Walnut Baklava
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Ingredients
10
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Nutrition
10824
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups melted butter
  • 1 1/2 lbs phyllo dough
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups honey
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 -6 whole cloves

Directions:

  1. Mix together the walnuts, sugar and cinnamon.
  2. Select a pan the size of the phyllo sheets and brush well with melted butter.
  3. Use 4 sheets of phyllo for the bottom layer, brushing each one with butter before adding the next, and top with a sheet of unbuttered phyllo.
  4. Sprinkle with a handful of the walnut mixture.
  5. Cover with a buttered sheet, an unbuttered sheet, and another sprinkling of walnuts.
  6. Repeat until the ingredients are used up, reserving 5 sheets of phyllo for the top layer.
  7. Brush each of the top 5 sheets with ample butter, and pour the remaining butter over the top of the last sheet.
  8. Trim the edges if necessary, and cut the baklava into the traditional diamond pattern.
  9. Do not cut through the bottom layer.
  10. Sprinkle the top of the baklava lightly with water from your fingertips.
  11. Bake in a preheated 250°F (120°C) oven for about 1 hour.
  12. Remove from oven and cool.
  13. For the syrup, combine the sugar and water in a large pot and boil for 5 minutes.
  14. Add the honey, cinnamon stick and cloves, and boil for 5 minutes more.
  15. Pour the hot syrup over the cooled baklava.
  16. Do not pour over a hot baklava, it will turn soggy.
  17. Cool then cut through the bottom layer of phyllo following the previous cuts.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 10824.14 Kcal (45319 kJ)
Calories from fat 5091.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 565.73g 870%
Cholesterol 610.06mg 203%
Sodium 3372.96mg 141%
Potassium 3495.32mg 74%
Total Carbs 1373.82g 458%
Sugars 951.33g 3805%
Dietary Fiber 52.74g 211%
Protein 170.77g 342%
Vitamin C 15.4mg 26%
Vitamin A 2.8mg 95%
Iron 36mg 200%
Calcium 633.1mg 63%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 334.98 Kcal (1402 kJ)
Calories from fat 157.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.51g 870%
Cholesterol 18.88mg 203%
Sodium 104.38mg 141%
Potassium 108.17mg 74%
Total Carbs 42.52g 458%
Sugars 29.44g 3805%
Dietary Fiber 1.63g 211%
Protein 5.28g 342%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 26%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 95%
Iron 1.1mg 200%
Calcium 19.6mg 63%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 262.8
    Points
  • 306
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

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

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