Name: Baklava (Baqlava)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes 1 full sheet
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon rose water; ½ cup (60 ml) oil for baking; 2 tablespoons slivered raw pistachios; 2 tablespoons dried rose petals; 2 pounds (900 g) ground blanched almonds; 2 cups (400 g) sugar; 3 tablespoons ground cardamom; 2½ cups (250 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour, sifted; ¼ cup (60 ml) rose water; 1 tablespoon syrup (prepared below); 1 egg; ½ cup (120 ml) oil; ¼ cup (60 ml) plain whole milk; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ½ cup (60 ml) rose water; 1½ cups (360 ml) water; 2½ cups (500 g) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
1
full sheet

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Food of Life

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2011

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Ingredients

Syrup

2½ cups (500 g) sugar
1½ cups (360

Method

Prepare the syrup by combining the sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil (do not overboil), add the rose water and lime juice, and set aside.
For the dough, combine the milk, oil, syrup, rose water, and egg in a food processor mixing bowl (it’s important to use a food processor as opposed to a dough maker because the heat generated by the food processo