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Greek · Dessert

Baklava

Crisp, buttery layers of fillo around a spiced walnut and almond filling, cut into diamonds before baking and finished with a cooled lemon, clove and honey syrup. Scaled for a home-size dish.

  • YieldMakes 16 pieces
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total5 h 55 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 90 gunsalted butter, melted
  • 10 sheetsfillo pastry
  • 125 gwalnuts, finely chopped
  • 80 galmonds, finely chopped
  • 30 gcaster sugar
  • 1 tspground cinnamon
  • 1 pinchground cloves

Syrup

  • 165 gsugar
  • 45 ghoney
  • 185 mlwater
  • 1lemon, one thin strip of rind
  • 1 piececinnamon stick, small
  • 2whole cloves
  • 1 tsplemon juice

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Honey
  • Fructose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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