✨ Introduction
This Baklava 🥜🌰 is sweet, nutty, and drizzled with syrup. A classic dessert perfect for ftour, celebrations, or gifting 🔥🌙.
🧂 Ingredients
🥧 Pastry & Nut Layers
- 14 sheets phyllo dough (thawed)
- 1 cup melted butter 🧈
- 2 cups chopped mixed nuts (walnuts, pistachios, pecans) 🥜🌰
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional) 🌿
🍯 Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 2 tbsp honey or orange blossom water 🍯
- 1 tsp lemon juice 🍋
👩🍳 Instructions
- 🔥 Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a baking dish.
- 🥜 Mix chopped nuts with cinnamon. Set aside.
- 🥧 Layer 7 phyllo sheets, brushing each with melted butter.
- 🌰 Sprinkle nut mixture evenly. Layer remaining phyllo sheets, brushing each with butter.
- 🔪 Cut into diamonds or squares with a sharp knife.
- 🔥 Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and crisp.
- 🍯 While baking, simmer syrup ingredients for 10 minutes. Let cool.
- 💧 Pour cooled syrup over hot baklava. Let absorb and cool completely.
🔄 Methods
- 🍫 Add chocolate chips between layers.
- 🍊 Use orange zest in syrup for citrus twist.
- 🧁 Make mini baklava cups in muffin tins.
- 🥥 Sprinkle coconut flakes for texture.
📚 History
Baklava is a beloved dessert across the Middle East, Turkey 🇹🇷, and North Africa 🇲🇦, known for its flaky layers and syrup-soaked richness.
💪 Benefits
- 🌰 Healthy fats from nuts
- 🍯 Natural sweetness from honey
- 🥧 Energy from pastry layers
🎨 Formation
Serve in diamond shapes with glossy syrup and golden layers 🍽️. Ideal for ftour, dessert trays, or festive tables 🎉.
✅ Conclusion
Baklava is flaky, nutty, and indulgent—a timeless treat that never fails 🥜🌰🔥.
❤️ Lovers
- 👨👩👧👦 Families
- 🧑🍳 Pastry fans
- 🍽️ Celebration hosts
- 🎉 Sweet tooths
- 🌿 Nut lovers