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Baklava

Baklava is a popular sweet pastry in Turkish and Greek cuisine. It consists of ground and finely chopped walnuts or pistachios between sheets of filo pastry[?], soaked in a sugary solution of honey, sugar, spices and rosewater and cut into small squares.

Baklava is a simple delicious dessert. Made with paper thin phyllo[?] dough that has been buttered and layered in a rectangular baking dish. Layer several sheets of phyllo (about 6 or 7) and top with a mixture of ground nuts and a little sugar and cinnamon. Walnuts or pistachios are used most often sometimes with a combination of almonds, and pecans. After layering of nut mixture is completed, top with remaining buttered phyllo, score with sharp knife and bake. When taken from the oven pour[?] on the syrup[?] (equal parts sugar and water boiled to a syrup consistency and then mixed with honey cinnamon and cloves). Cut into triangles, squares or diamonds and serve. Stays fresh a good while. Freezes well.

Because of its high sugar content, baklava is extremely rich.



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