Oum Walid’s Baklava

Name: Oum Walid’s Baklava
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour (about 500 grams); 1/2 cup melted butter and 1/2 cup oil (combined); 1 egg; Pinch salt; Orange blossom water; Cornstarch; Filling:; 3 cups roasted peanuts; 1 cup sugar; Orange blossom water; Cinnamon, to taste

Maryam @cook_14240028

Oum Walid’s Baklava

Maryam @cook_14240028

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Ingredients

4 cupsall-purpose flour (about 500 grams)
1/2 cupmelted butter and 1/2 cup oil (combined)
1egg
Pinchsalt
Orange blossom water
Cornstarch
Filling:
3 cupsroasted peanuts
1 cupsugar
Orange blossom water
Cinnamon, to taste

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Steps

1

In a bowl, combine the flour with the butter and oil mixture. Rub together well until fully combined.
2

Add the salt and egg, then gradually mix in orange blossom water until you get a soft dough.
3

Divide the dough into 12 balls—6 for the bottom layer and 6 for the top. Let them rest for about 1 hour; the longer they rest, the better.
4

After resting, roll out the first 6 balls, sprinkling cornstarch between each layer. Set aside and repeat with the remaining balls.
5

Grease a baking pan with butter. Layer the first 6 rolled-out dough sheets in the pan. Add the filling: mix 3 cups roasted and ground peanuts with sugar, orange blossom water (just enough to bring the mixture together), and cinnamon to taste.
6

Add the top 6 layers of dough. Cut into squares or triangles, place a peanut on each piece, pour 1 cup melted butter over the top, and bake until golden brown.