Cashewnut Rose Baklava

Name: Cashewnut Rose Baklava
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Almond flakes chopped; 1 cup Walnuts chopped; 1/3 cup fine Sugar; 1 tablespoon chopped pistachios; 1/2 cup +2 tablespoons Cashew nuts chopped; 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons castor Sugar; 2 cups Water; 200 grams unsalted Butter; 1/2 tablespoon ghee; 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder; 1 pinch Clove powder; 2 Teaspoons lemon juice; 20 puff pastry sheets

Anjali Sunayna Verma @AnjaliVerma1

Amritsar, Punjab

#diwali
Baklava is a Classic Turkish dessert full of nuts topped with a crisp flaky pastry. I have also topped it with Caramelised cashews and pistachios. My family loves to have it . So i usually make it on all festivals, especially on Diwali.

Anjali Sunayna Verma @AnjaliVerma1

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cupsAlmond flakes chopped
1 cupWalnuts chopped
1/3 cupfine Sugar
1 tablespoonchopped pistachios
1/2 cup +2 tablespoonsCashew nuts chopped
1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons castor Sugar
2 cupsWater
200 gramsunsalted Butter
1/2 tablespoonghee
2 teaspoonscinnamon powder
1 pinchClove powder
2 Teaspoonslemon juice
20puff pastry sheets

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Steps

1

Mix the almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts, cinnamon, clove powder in a small bowl. Our filling is ready. Keep it aside.
2

Heat a saucepan. Add water and add 2 cups sugar and bring to boil. Simmer for 10-15 mins until the syrup is a little thick. Keep it aside.
3

In a baking dish, evenly brush the butter. Butter 10 sheets of pastry and lay them one after the other in the baking dish.
4

Spread the filling on the sheets evenly. Cover the filling by another 10 buttered pastry sheets. Brush the top of pastry with butter after layering with last sheet.
5

Cut the pastry sheets in square shapes and slightly turn corners inwards to make rose shape.
6

When it's baked, take it out of the oven and slowly pour the sugar syrup evenly on top. Let the pastry soak the syrup for 5-6 hours in refrigerator.
7

Pre heat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and bake it for an hour, until the top of pastry turns brown.
8

In the mean time Caramelised 3 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 tablespoon ghee. Now add 2 tablespoon chopped cashews and 1 tablespoon pistachios. Quickly pour on silicone tray and let it cool. Soft Caramelised cashews are ready.
9

Once baklava is ready, serve it on plates. Garnish with Caramelised pistachio and cashews. If desired add more syrup.
10

Yummy and unique dish is ready to relish.