Baklava Recipe

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Ingredients
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Nutrition
779
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups butter or 2 cups crisco ghee
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

  1. To make the sugar syrup:.
  2. In a pan put the water and sugar and heat until boiling.
  3. Once it start boiling add the lemon and leave in for another 15 minutes until the syrup start thickening.
  4. Set a side to cool.
  5. To make the baklava.
  6. - Preheat oven.
  7. - Brush the surface of the baking tray ( square or rectangular shape 24 x40 cm) with oil.
  8. - Melt the butter or the ghee.
  9. - Put on layer of dough in the baking tray and brush it with the ghee, repeat 6 times.
  10. - On the side mix the walnuts with the sugar and the pistachios.
  11. - spread the walnut mix equally on top of the dough.
  12. - spread 1/4 cup of the ghee on top of the walnuts.
  13. - put another dough on top of the walnut and brush it with ghee.
  14. - repeat the last step 12 times.
  15. - wet your fingers with water and gently wipe the last dough.
  16. - brush the last dough with ghee generously.
  17. - cut the baklava into small squares.
  18. - Put the baklava in the oven.
  19. - Bake on 325 for about half an hour then on 450 for the last 5-10 minutes until it turns golden and crunchy.
  20. - Take the baklava out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled sugar syrup on it.
  21. - Serve at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 779.21 Kcal (3262 kJ)
Calories from fat 533.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 59.24g 91%
Cholesterol 81.34mg 27%
Sodium 144.01mg 6%
Potassium 302.63mg 6%
Total Carbs 55.8g 19%
Sugars 35.16g 141%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Protein 13.4g 27%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 46.4mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 435.26 Kcal (1822 kJ)
Calories from fat 297.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.09g 91%
Cholesterol 45.44mg 27%
Sodium 80.44mg 6%
Potassium 169.05mg 6%
Total Carbs 31.17g 19%
Sugars 19.64g 141%
Dietary Fiber 2.23g 16%
Protein 7.48g 27%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 1.3mg 13%
Calcium 25.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.7
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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