Baklava
Back to listIngredients:
- 1 tablespoon Crisco
- 1 lb phyllo dough defrosted properly
- 1 -1 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cups walnuts chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 -2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon cognac
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Melt butter start with 2 sticks - you can always melt another stick if needed and crisco together Coat the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 baking pan completely
- Layer phyllo dough for bottom crust Lay down 1 sheet of phyllo and completely brush with melted butter Continue until you have 6 buttered sheets of phyllo
- Mix the nuts
- sugar and cinnamon together Sprinkle some of this mixture over your bottom crust
- Then lay down 2 layers of phyllo
- one at a time - each sheet needs buttering Sprinkle another coating of your nut mixture Continue alternating with 2 layers of buttered phyllo and a sprinkling of the nut mixture Make sure you have at least 6 sheets of phyllo dough left for your top crust
- Lay your 6 phyllo sheets
- 1 buttered at a time
- to create your top crust Use remainder of butter over top of crust If you didnt have enough butter
- you could melt more
- Score pieces diagonally
- Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes
- or whenever browned
- Turn oven down to 350 degrees F and cover baklava with foil Continue baking for another 30 minutes
- Meanwhile make your syrup
- Boil sugar and water together Add honey
- lemon juice and brandy
- Turn to low heat
- stirring
- until the mixture thickens This should take approximately 10 minutes Let cool
- When baklava is done cooking
- pour the cooled syrup all over the top
- while the baklava is still hot Cool the baklava and finish cutting Keep in a cool place