Name: Baklava
Yield: Makes: 11–12 pieces
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 300 g caster sugar; Juice of ½ lemon; 150 g caster sugar; 500 g walnuts, finely chopped; 2 pkt. filo pastry (550 g total); 500 g ghee, melted; 25 g ground cinnamon; 300 g clear Greek honey; 100 g fine semolina; 1 tbsp. whole cloves

Preparation info

Makes:
11–12 pieces

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Real Greek

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2016

About

Baklava is a very rich, sweet pastry so typical of the Middle East and particularly Greece. It’s made from layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts, and held together with syrup or honey. A tiny piece is quite enough! It’s wonderful with a dark strong cup of Greek coffee.

Ingredients

For the syrup

300 g caster sugar
Juice of ½ lemon
300

Europe
Greece
Dessert
Pastry
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Make the syrup: Pour 500 ml water into a saucepan with the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a steady boil, then add the honey. Simmer for 40-50 minutes. Remove from heat. The syrup is now ready to use. It will store well in a screw-top jar in the fridge if made ahead.

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