Greek Baklava recipe?!
My husband and I love Baklava!. We especially love the Baklava at this one particular Greek bakery in Chicago, but it's really hike for us to drive there!. I have tried making it at home, but the recipes that I've tried haven't turned out very well, they've been too sweet or too soggy!. So if any of you have a really good recipe for real authentic Baklava (I'm a pretty good cook/baker so it's okay if it's complicated) I would love to hear it!
also I've been buying good phyllo dough, but if you have suggestions for a particular brand I'd love to hear it!.
Thank you!Www@FoodAQ@Com
also I've been buying good phyllo dough, but if you have suggestions for a particular brand I'd love to hear it!.
Thank you!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Baklava
Traditionally Greek!. Always good!. Once baked, the baklava has to stand for 3 hours to overnight to absorb the syrup into its layers!.
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Traditionally Greek!. Always good!. Once baked, the baklava has to stand for 3 hours to overnight to absorb the syrup into its layers!.
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I would never adventure making this
Too old and single
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http://www!.thebaklavalady!.com/
http://greekfood!.about!.com/od/greekbread!.!.!.
http://www!.krinos!.com/
http://www!.gnto!.gr/!?langID=2
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Too old and single
http://www!.athens!.com/
http://www!.thebaklavalady!.com/
http://greekfood!.about!.com/od/greekbread!.!.!.
http://www!.krinos!.com/
http://www!.gnto!.gr/!?langID=2
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Mmmmm !.!.!.!.!. love it!. This is a recipe from allrecipes!.com -- the submitter says to leave it unwrapped to keep it from getting soggy!. It's pretty close to the one I got from a Greek friend, but lost the recipe and she has since moved!.
Baklava
"A Greek favorite that makes everyone think you are a master chef and is sooo easy to make!! I taught a Greek friend how to make apple pie and she taught me this fabulous recipe!. The phyllo dough for this recipe is found in the freezer section of most grocery stores!. Add a little lemon zest to the sugar sauce, if desired!."
1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
1 pound chopped nuts
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
1!. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C)!. Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan!.
2!. Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon!. Set aside!. Unroll phyllo dough!. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan!. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work!. Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly!. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered!. Sprinkle 2 - 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top!. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go!. The top layer should be about 6 - 8 sheets deep!.
3!. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan!. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts!. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp!.
4!. Make sauce while baklava is baking!. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted!. Add vanilla and honey!. Simmer for about 20 minutes!.
5!. Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it!. Let cool!. Serve in cupcake papers!. This freezes well!. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up!.
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Baklava
"A Greek favorite that makes everyone think you are a master chef and is sooo easy to make!! I taught a Greek friend how to make apple pie and she taught me this fabulous recipe!. The phyllo dough for this recipe is found in the freezer section of most grocery stores!. Add a little lemon zest to the sugar sauce, if desired!."
1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
1 pound chopped nuts
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
1!. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C)!. Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan!.
2!. Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon!. Set aside!. Unroll phyllo dough!. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan!. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work!. Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly!. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered!. Sprinkle 2 - 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top!. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go!. The top layer should be about 6 - 8 sheets deep!.
3!. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan!. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts!. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp!.
4!. Make sauce while baklava is baking!. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted!. Add vanilla and honey!. Simmer for about 20 minutes!.
5!. Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it!. Let cool!. Serve in cupcake papers!. This freezes well!. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up!.
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