Baklava
One bite of baklava, a thousand sweet memories!
Recipe By: Fayruza Abrahams (The Taste Malay)
Ingredients:
- 300gr melted butter (Melt butter till slightly nutty for extra flavour)
- 200gr pistachios
- 100gr almonds
- 100gr walnuts
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp orange zest (Grind together till crumbly like rough sand, not pasty)
- Add zest afterwards
For syrup: - 3 cups of sugar
- 2 and 1/2 cup of water
- Lemon zest x 2 peels
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 stick cinnamon
- Pinch of cream of tartar (chefs tip to get a golden glossy syrup)
- Boil for 15 mins and cool down completely
- 1 box phyllo
- Garnish extra pistachios plus rose petals
How To Make Baklava
- Prepare nutty butter, syrup,nuts , phyllo room temp
- Use 2 sheets to prepare baklava cigars.
- Place in a very well greased tray.
- Cut cigars into finger lengths before baking.
- Brush with more melted butter
- Bake for about 45 mins till golden 170 deg
- Pour cold syrup immediately over hot baklava as it comes out of oven
- Allow to soak for at least 30 mins
- Garnish with extra ground pistachios plus rose petals