Center for International Private Enterprise

Dry Baklava

Name: Dry Baklava (Kuru Baklava)
Yield: 16 servings (makes 48 pieces)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 8 phyllo sheets (38-by-33 cm/15-by-15 inches; may be labeled as baklava phyllo); 400 grams hazelnuts, finely ground; 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; ½ cup (100 grams) sugar; 1 cup tahini

Kuru Baklava

Preparation info

16
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cuisine of Life

By Center for International Private Enterprise

Published 2019

About

Yelda describes these one-bite, not-too-sweet treats as an ideal pairing with coffee. They are rich in tahini and hazelnuts, both heart-healthy ingredients, and thus recall a Turkish saying that drinking a cup of coffee with a friend corresponds to forty years of heart-felt memories.

Ingredients

1 cup tahini
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup (<

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Turkey
Dessert
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Vegan
Mediterranean
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Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Blend the tahini, oil, and sugar until smooth. Set aside about 2 tablespoons of the tahini mixture. Brush a l