Breakfast Baklava - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Syrup
    1/4 cup sugar
    1/2 cup honey
    1/3 cup water
    2 teaspoons lemon juice
    1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 dash salt
    3 whole cloves or 1 dash ground cloves
    Nut Filling
    1/2 cup sliced blanched almond
    1/4 cup walnut halves, and pieces
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 dash salt, if desired (optional)
    Biscuits
    1 (16 1/3 ounce) can pillsbury grands flaky layers butter refrigerated biscuits (8 biscuits)
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350\u00b0F
    Generously spray 8 (2 3/4x1 1/4-inch) nonstick muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray.
    In 1-quart saucepan, mix syrup ingredients; heat to boiling.
    Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.
    Discard whole cloves.
    Meanwhile, in food processor bowl with metal blade, place filling ingredients.
    Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until finely chopped: set aside.
    Separate dough into 8 biscuits.
    Separate each biscuit into 3 layers.
    Place 1 biscuit layer in bottom of 1 muffin cup.
    Brush dough with syrup; top with 1 1/2 teaspoons nut filling and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup.
    Place second biscuit layer on top; press edge of second biscuit into side of bottom biscuit.
    Brush with syrup; top with 1 1/2 teaspoons nut filling and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup.
    Top with third biscuit layer.
    Brush with syrup; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon nut filling.
    Repeat with remaining biscuits.
    Reserve remaining syrup (about 1/2 cup). *see note below
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown.
    Cool 1 minute.
    Remove from pan.
    Serve warm with remaining syrup.
    *To make ahead, prepare as directed through step 4; cover and refrigerate overnight.
    Bake as directed.
    Reheat reserved 1/2 cup syrup in microwave on High 30 to 60 seconds until hot.

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