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TRADITIONAL GREEK BAKLAVA RECIPE - FOOD.COM

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This is as Greek as it gets... Baklava... or, if you would like to pronounce it the Greek way: Baklavás - with the emphasis on the last 'a'. This recipe is the real thing and just the way I make it at home here in Greece and has nothing in common with the mass produced variety (regardless of how good they may be). I know it will blow you away, so to speak, and you will be able to fully understand why this particular dessert has withstood the test of time so well. It's an age old, traditional sweet with its roots lost in time where Greece met the Middle East centuries ago. Any questions? Feel free to contact me. Kalí órexi - bon appetit, Maria www.authentic-greek-recipes.com

Total Time 1 hours 45 minutes

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 1 hours

Yield 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

500 g phyllo pastry
300 g coarsely chopped walnuts (no substitutes)
200 g fine dry breadcrumbs
250 g fresh melted butter (not margarine)
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
10 whole cloves, for decoration
2 cups water
4 cups sugar
1 small lemon, juice of (or 1/2 an orange, the juice of 1/2 finely grated orange rind, if you are using orange juice)

Steps:

Mix the walnuts, breadcrumbs and cinnamon. Butter your baking pan (large enough to lay out the pastry while lining the sides of the pan as well) and place 5 sheets of the pastry on the bottom, 1 by 1, buttering each individually as you place it on the bottom. Cover the remaining phyllo sheets with a slightly damp kitchen towel for the time being so they do not dry out.
With a large spoon evenly spread 1/2 the nut filling over all the pastry. Cover the filling with another 3 sheets of phyllo pastry, again individually buttering each as you place it. Evenly spoon on the remaining 1/2 of the nut mixture and place another 5 sheets of phyllo pastry on top, again buttering each individually as you place it. Pat the top pastry sheets down very gently and cut away any excess round the edges with a very sharp knife.
Cut the Baklava into triangle servings. Place a clove on every 3rd or so piece, puncturing the pastry with the stem of the clove. Bake the Baklava in a well preheated oven at 180ºC - 350ºF for 1 hour approximately or until the pastry is golden. Remove the Baklava from the oven.
Prepare the syrup by boiling the water, sugar and juice of your preference in a saucepan over a gentle flame, stirring with a whisk, for about 10 minutes and then allow the syrup to cool. Pour the syrup onto the Baklava (cold syrup - hot Baklava). When the Baklava absorbs the syrup it is normal for the top layer of pastry to remain crispy. Allow the Baklava to cool and then knock yourself out -- the edges are extra delicious --
*** Under no circumstances should an oven fan be used while baking the Baklava. It will burn the top pastry layers and edges within minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1191.2, FatContent 54.7, SaturatedFatContent 19.5, CholesterolContent 66.8, SodiumContent 665.9, CarbohydrateContent 169.2, FiberContent 5, SugarContent 115.2, ProteinContent 13.8

CLASSIC GREEK BAKLAVA RECIPE | CHUCK HUGHES | FOOD NETWORK

Classic Greek Baklava Recipe | Chuck Hughes | Food Network image

Provided by Chuck Hughes

Categories dessert

Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 1 hours 0 minutes

Yield s: 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 cups chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 (16-ounce) package phyllo pastry
2 cups water
1 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups grapes (recommended: Corinthian)
3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup Greek yogurt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9 by 13-inch pan.
Mix the nuts with cinnamon, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup of melted butter. Set aside. Unroll the phyllo pastry. Cut the whole stack in half to fit the pan. Cover the phyllo with a dampened clean kitchen towel to keep the phyllo from drying out as you work. Lay 2 phyllo sheets in the pan and using a brush, butter thoroughly. Repeat until you have 6 sheets layered. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups nut mixture on top. Layer with 2 phyllo sheets, brush with butter and add nuts to end up with 4 layers of nuts and dough. The top layer should be about 6 to 8 phyllo sheets deep.
Using a sharp knife, cut diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut 4 long rows then make diagonal cuts. Bake for about 50 minutes, until the baklava is golden and crisp.
Make the sauce while the baklava is baking. Boil the water and remaining sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add the honey and vanilla. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
Remove the baklava from the oven and immediately spoon the sauce over it. Let cool.
In the meantime, place the grapes on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, until the grapes start to burst.
Serve the baklava with Greek yogurt, the baked grapes and a drizzle of honey and crushed walnuts.
Cook's Notes: Walnuts can be replaced by any kind of nuts or a combination of nuts.
Phyllo pastry is available in the freezer section of most grocery stores.

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