Turkish Baklava Recipe
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Turkish Baklava Recipe
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Turkish Baklava Recipe made with crisp and buttery phyllo pastry, pistachios and syrup, a fantastic dessert that screams perfection. Overly indulgent, sweet, rich, my version of baklava is well simplified and fail-proof. It might not be the quickest dessert to make for a party, but it's surely worth the effort and every single calorie. I will show you how to make a baklava that everybody will want a slice of.
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Ingredients
- 24 sheets phyllo pastry
- 3 cups pistachios (500 g)
- 200 g butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
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Instructions
- To make the syrup, add the sugar, water and lemon juice to a pan set over a low to medium heat.
- Bring it to a boil, and leave to simmer for 15 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Leave to cool completely.
- Melt the butter over a low to medium heat. If you want to get clarified butter, use a spoon to remove the white foam that forms over the butter when it melts - or you can just leave it, it's entirely optional.
- Shell the pistachios, then either chop them finely, or blitz them in a food processor.
- Brush butter over the bottom of a large rectangle baking tray - mine is 40x27cm, or 15x10 inches.
- Arrange a sheet of phyllo pastry over the buttered tray, and brush it with more melted butter.
- Repeat with 7-8 more sheets of pastry.
- Sprinkle a third of the pistachios over the 8th sheet of phyllo, then repeat the process with other 7-8 sheets of buttery phyllo.
- Sprinkle another third of pistachios, then again repeat with 7-8 more sheets of pastry.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
- Slice the baklava into squares - I got 7x5 squares, so 35 in total.
- Bake for 20 minutes on the middle rack of the oven, then lower the temperature to 150 degrees Celsius (300 Fahrenheit).
- If the baklava browns too quickly, cover it well with kitchen foil.
- Bake for a further 25-30 minutes until the top with crispy and golden brown, and all the layers are baked through.
- Pour over the cooled syrup, and sprinkle the remaining pistachios all all over the top.
- Leave to cool overnight.
Notes
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
206kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
105mg
(4%)
Potassium
119mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
187IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 35squares
Amount Per Serving
Calories 206 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 206kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 105mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 119mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 187IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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