Changes: Arabian Baklava

Latest revision as of 02:13, 12 March 2020

Description

Great tasty Arabic baklava.

Ingredients

4 cups finely chopped walnuts and pistachios
2 cups butter or Crisco or ghee
1 cup sugar
18 sheets of phyllo dough

Sugar syrup

2½ cups sugar
1½ cups water
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Sugar syrup

In a pan put the water and sugar and heat until boiling.
Add the lemon and leave in for another 15 minutes until the syrup starts to thicken
Set aside to cool.

Baklava

Preheat oven to 325 °F.
Brush the surface of the baking tray ( square or rectangular shape 24 x40 cm) with oil.
Melt the butter or the ghee.
Put on layer of dough in the baking tray and brush it with the butter; repeat 6 times.
On the side mix the walnuts and pistachios with the sugar
Spread the walnut mix evenly on top of the dough.
Put another layer of dough on top of the nuts and brush it with butter.
Repeat 12 times.
Wet your fingers with water and gently wipe the last dough.
Brush the last dough with butter generously.
Cut the baklava into small squares.
Put the baklava in the oven.
Bake at 325 °F for about half an hour then at 450 °F for the last 5-10 minutes until it turns golden and crunchy.
Take the baklava out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled sugar syrup on it.
Serve at room temperature.

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 == Description ==
+[[File:Baklava1111.jpg|thumb|300px|Arabian Baklava]]
-Great tasty arabic baklava.
+Great tasty Arabic baklava.
 == Ingredients ==
+* 4 cups finely chopped [[walnuts]] and [[pistachio]]s
+* 2 cups [[butter]] or [[Crisco]] or [[ghee]]
+* 1 cup [[granulated sugar|sugar]]
+* 18 sheets of [[phyllo]] dough
+=== Sugar syrup ===
-* 4 	cups finely chopped [[walnuts]]
-* 2 	cups [[butter]] or crisco [[ghee]]
+* 2½ cups [[granulated sugar|sugar]]
-* 1 	cup [[granulated sugar|sugar]]
+* 1½ cups [[water]]
-* 1/2 	cup finely chopped [[pistachios]]
+* 1 tablespoon [[lemon juice]]
-* 18 	sheets [[phyllo]] dough
-===== To Make the [[simple syrup|sugar syrup]] =====
-* 2 1/2 	cups [[granulated sugar|sugar]]
-* 1 1/2 	cups [[water]]
-* 1 	tablespoon [[Lemon Juice]]
 == Directions ==
+=== Sugar syrup ===
+# In a pan put the water and sugar and heat until boiling.
+# Add the lemon and leave in for another 15 minutes until the syrup starts to thicken
+# Set aside to cool.
+=== Baklava ===
-# To make the [[simple syrup|sugar syrup]]:.
+# Preheat oven to 325 °F.
-# In a pan put the [[water]] and [[Granulated sugar|Sugar]] and heat until boiling.
+# Brush the surface of the baking tray ( square or rectangular shape 24 x40 cm) with oil.
-# Once it start boiling add the [[lemon]] and leave in for another 15 minutes until the syrup start thickening.
-# Set a side to cool.
+# Melt the butter or the ghee.
+# Put on layer of dough in the baking tray and brush it with the butter; repeat 6 times.
-# To make the baklava.
+# On the side mix the walnuts and pistachios with the sugar
-# Preheat oven.
+# Spread the walnut mix evenly on top of the dough.
-# Brush the surface of the baking tray ( square or rectangular shape 24 x40 cm) with [[oil]].
+# Put another layer of dough on top of the nuts and brush it with butter.
-# Melt the [[butter]] or the [[ghee]].
+# Repeat 12 times.
-# Put on layer of dough in the baking tray and brush it with the [[ghee]], repeat 6 times.
-# On the side mix the [[walnuts]] with the [[Granulated sugar|Sugar]] and the pistachios.
+# Wet your fingers with water and gently wipe the last dough.
+# Brush the last dough with butter generously.
-# Spread the [[walnut]] mix equally on top of the dough.
-# Spread ¼ cup of the [[ghee]] on top of the [[walnuts]].
-# Put another dough on top of the [[walnut]] and brush it with [[ghee]].
-# Repeat the last step 12 times.
-# Wet your fingers with [[water]] and gently wipe the last dough.
-# Brush the last dough with [[ghee]] generously.
 # Cut the baklava into small squares.
 # Put the baklava in the oven.
-# Bake on 325 for about half an hour then on 450 for the last 5-10 minutes until it turns golden and crunchy.
+# Bake at 325&nbsp;°F for about half an hour then at 450&nbsp;°F for the last 5-10 minutes until it turns golden and crunchy.
-# Take the baklava out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled [[simple syrup|sugar syrup]] on it.
+# Take the baklava out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled sugar syrup on it.
 # Serve at room temperature.
+==Videos==
-[[Category:Saudi Arabian Recipes]]
+[[File:How to Make the Arabian Baklava|thumb|center|480 px]]
+__NOTOC__
 [[Category:Saudi Arabian Desserts]]
-[[Category:Simple syrup Recipes]]
-[[Category:Simple syrup Recipes]]
-[[Category:Walnut Recipes]]
 [[Category:Phyllo Recipes]]
 [[Category:Walnut Recipes]]
+[[Category:Pistachio Recipes]]
+[[Category:Lemon juice Recipes]]
 [[Category:Clarified butter Recipes]]