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Easy Baklava
"This recipe was given to me years ago by a friend who was known as the "go to person" for desserts at work. It does takes some short cuts & purists may not like that. But it sure does taste good & it is SO much easier than traditional baklava. I prefer this recipe to the ones with honey."
photo by Judy from Hawaii
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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40 pieces
ingredients
- 1 box phyllo dough, thawed
- 1 cup butter, melted
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Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
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Filling
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- Place 1 cup sugar, water,& lemon juice in a pan& bring to boil.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cool.
- Lay out phyllo dough, cut in half& trim to fit a 9 by 13" pan.
- Place 1/2 of dough in pan.
- Combine filling ingredients, and spread over phyllo dough.
- Cover with 2nd half of dough.
- With a serrated knife, cut into triangles.
- Drizzle evenly with melted butter.
- Bake at 350 degrees for appproximately 30 minutes, till golden brown.
- Remove from oven& pour cooled syrup over hot baklava.
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Reviews
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Loves it! I made this today as a gift to send out. I used 2 cups of walnuts and divided the phyllo dough into three parts instead of two. I added Orange Blossom water to the syrup mixture. Delicious! Thank you :) -
This couldn't have been easier to put together. I used other reviewers' suggestion to divide the phyllo dough into 3 different layers instead of 2. I then divided the filling between the layers. The baklava was delicious and very authentic tasting. If I made it again, I might double the filling as well. It doesn't need it, but it would make it even yummier! -
I had Baklava growing up every Christmas, my uncle made the long, time-consuming, overwhelming recipe. I NEVER thought I would be able to re-create a comparable version and here it is!!! I burn water and I made this and everyone LOVED it!! Yeah. Thank you!
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MMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I didn't have lemon juice so I used 1 teaspoon of orange marmalade in it's place. After the syrup cooled and before putting it on the hot baklava I added 2 Cups of honey. I love it! -
SO easy! I actually doubled the filling and put a layer of phyllo in the middle (due to some comments about it falling apart really easy). And my husband likes to try to die if I give him walnuts or pecans, so I made this with almonds. Took some to family and friends and BAM! Everyone wants recipes. They loved it! I couldn't believe how easy it was for the hit it was! Try it! You'll love it! =D
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Tweaks
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Reduced butter by half, cut the baklava 3/4 the way through before baking. Next time, double the syrup or add honey. -
Wonderful! Although, the purists are going to be even less happy with me because I used sliced almonds instead of the walnuts. This really was easy to make. I was a little nervous about the quantity of butter but the pastry ended up flaky & delicious. Although this dessert is high in calories & fat, it didn't taste too rich. -
This is the first time I have had baklava,bought or homemade.I figured with a name like Easy Baklava it would be a good place to start and it was very easy.Also very tasty.But next time I would make it with half the butter instead of the 1 cup.The saltiness of the butter really comes through.Not quite over-powering but just on the verge.I used pecans instead of walnuts just because I love pecans.I would definatley make this again,very yummy!Thanks for posting.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Judy from Hawaii
United States
