Easy Peasy Baklava - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 (375 g) packs phyllo pastry
1 1/4 cups walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
250 g unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preparation
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Mix together sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan; boil 15 - 20 minutes and let cool.
Crush walnuts and add cinnamon in blender.
Melt butter in saucepan.
When pastry is at room temperature, use 1/2 of one 375g pack and place it in rectangluar pan; is ok is filo folds back over itself.
Brush with butter
Sprinkle 1/2 of the walnuts; spread across pastry.
Repeat process with other 1/2 of the 375g pack.
Repeat process again with the SECOND pack of 375g filo pastry as stated above; finish with pastry layer.
Using a SHARP knife, cut pastry into diagonal shape
Pour remaining melted butter slowly over pastry.
Cook in preheated oven at 170C for 60 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from oven; wait 5 minutes and pour syrup mixture over baklava.
When is completely cool, you can serve.
HINT HINT -- I enjoy it while still warm!
Recipe is IDEAL for freezing!
Enjoy.
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