Rolled Baklava

Name: Rolled Baklava (Tiliktos Baklavas)
Yield: Makes 30 baklava rolls
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups sugar; ½ lemon; 1 cinnamon stick; 1½ tablespoons sugar; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ½ pound kataifi (shredded phyllo); 6 thick phyllo sheets (about ½ pound); 1⅓ cups honey, preferably thyme honey; 1⅓ cups honey, preferably thyme honey; 1⅓ cups water; ¼ lemon; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons safflower oil; 1 cup almonds

Tiliktos Baklavas

Preparation info

Makes
30
baklava rolls

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Foods of the Greek Islands

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 2000

About

MOST baklava is now made with butter, but this lighter version with olive oil is still baked during the many Lenten days, when dairy products are forbidden. I learned to make it from Chryssa Livanos, the wife of John Livanos, the owners of Molyvos restaurant.

Ingredients

¼ lemon
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons safflow

Europe
Greece
Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie
Easter
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Halve the lemon quarter. In a small saucepan, heat the oils with the lemon over low heat for 5 minutes; do not boil. Let cool completely and discard the lemon.

Meanwhile, spread ½