Honey Baklava

Name: Honey Baklava
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 1 10x12 inch (25×30 cm) baking pan
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups walnut halves (about 250 grams); 3/4 cup shelled, unsalted pistachios (about 125 grams); 1 cup blanched almonds (about 150 grams); 1/2 cup sugar (about 100 grams); 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons melted butter (about 100 + 50 ml); 2 tablespoons orange liqueur; 2 tablespoons orange blossom water; 2/3 cup mild honey, such as wildflower (about 200 grams); 15 sheets phyllo dough for baklava; 1 heaping tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves

Ismini @Ismini

Ierapetra, Creta

A recipe that can be made vegan if you use margarine instead of butter.

Ismini @Ismini

Ierapetra, Creta

A recipe that can be made vegan if you use margarine instead of butter.

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Ingredients

1 hour

1 10x12 inch (25×30 cm) baking pan

1 2/3 cupswalnut halves (about 250 grams)
3/4 cupshelled, unsalted pistachios (about 125 grams)
1 cupblanched almonds (about 150 grams)
1/2 cupsugar (about 100 grams)
1/2 cupplus 3 tablespoons melted butter (about 100 + 50 ml)
2 tablespoonsorange liqueur
2 tablespoonsorange blossom water
2/3 cupmild honey, such as wildflower (about 200 grams)
15 sheetsphyllo dough for baklava
1heaping tablespoon ground cinnamon
Optional:
1 teaspoonground cloves

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Steps

1 hour

1

Place the nuts in a blender or food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Do not grind them into a powder; you want small, noticeable pieces.
2

Add the sugar, orange liqueur, and 1/2 cup (100 grams) melted butter to the nuts and mix well.
3

Melt the remaining butter and preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
4

Take 5 sheets of phyllo and place them in your baking pan, trimming any excess to fit. (Keep the remaining sheets covered with a damp towel so they don't dry out while you work.)
5

Using a pastry brush, butter one sheet and lay it on the bottom of the pan. Repeat with the other 4 sheets, buttering each one.
6

Spread half of the nut filling evenly over the layered phyllo sheets.
7

Repeat the process with 5 more phyllo sheets and the rest of the filling.
8

Cover with the last 5 phyllo sheets, trimming any excess around the edges. Butter each sheet individually, then cut the baklava all the way through into diamonds or squares.
9

Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake until deeply golden brown.
10

Warm the honey, mix it with the orange blossom water, and pour it evenly over the hot baklava. Ideally, let it soak for a day before serving and enjoy!