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Baklava

Photo by Lynne CalamiaA sticky-sweet dessert made of flaky phyllo dough stacked with nuts, honey, spices, and rosewater, baklava has earned a reputation as a deviously difficult confection to construct by the home cook. But in reality, this sweet treat is much simpler to make than you might think. A...
6
5
10 hr
TOTAL TIME
303
CALORIES
$1.00
PER SERVING
Baklava
Ingredients
15 INGREDIENTS
28 SERVINGS
Honey
1 1/4 cups honey
Clarified Butter
8 oz clarified butter
melted
Cinnamon Stick
1 whole cinnamon stick
Cinnamon Stick
1 stick cinnamon stick
broken into 2 to 3 pieces
Allspice Berries
15 whole allspice berries
Blanched Almonds
1 1/4 cups blanched almonds
Raw Pistachios
1 1/4 cups raw pistachios
shelled
Sugar
2/3 cup sugar
Rose Water
1 tsp rose water
Water
1/4 cup water
Sugar
1 1/4 cups sugar
Phyllo Dough
1 pkg phyllo dough
thawed
Orange Peel
1 pc orange peel
Water
1 1/4 cups water
Raw Walnuts
1 1/2 cups raw walnuts
Directions
26 STEPS
1 hr
PREP TIME
9 hr
COOK TIME
10 hr
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
34g
CARBS
17g
FAT
5g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
TREE NUTS
WHEAT
MILK
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Frequently Asked Questions
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