Middle Eastern · Dessert

Baklava

Name: Baklava
Total time: 2 h 33 min
Yield: Makes 16 pieces, serves 8
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 100 g sugar; 90 ml water; 85 g honey; 1 piece cinnamon stick; 3 whole cloves; 1 pinch fine sea salt; 80 g slivered almonds; 80 g walnuts; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 0.13 tsp ground cloves; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch fine sea salt; 225 g phyllo dough, thawed, about 20 sheets; 115 g unsalted butter, melted

Crisp layers of buttered phyllo hold a spiced almond and walnut filling, and a honey-clove syrup soaks through as it cools. It is a classic that is easier than it looks.

YieldMakes 16 pieces, serves 8
Hands-on40 min
Total2 h 33 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Syrup

100 gsugar
90 mlwater
85 ghoney
1 piececinnamon stick
3whole cloves
1 pinchfine sea salt

Filling

80 gslivered almonds
80 gwalnuts
½ tspground cinnamon
0.13 tspground cloves
1 tbspsugar
1 pinchfine sea salt

Assembly

225 gphyllo dough, thawed, about 20 sheets
115 gunsalted butter, melted

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

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

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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