Baklava Recipe

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Baklava
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds or 1/2 cup coaresely ground almonds
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp clove
  • 1 cup orange blossom water or 1 cup rose water or 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tbsp honey

Directions:

  1. Lay 10 sheets of phyllo (cut to fit the pan) in a buttered 8 X 8-inch pan, brushing each sheet with butter.
  2. Mix the nuts with the 2 Tbs sugar and the spices and sprinkle half of the mixture over the phyllo; drizzle with melted butter.
  3. Repeat with 10 more phyllo sheets and the rest of the nut mixture.
  4. End with another layer of 10 phyllo sheets brushed with butter.
  5. Cut, without cutting through the bottom layer, into diamond-shaped pieces.
  6. Bake at 350F 1 hour.
  7. While it bakes, make a syrup: Boil water, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 lemon for 15 minutes. Remove the lemon and turn off the heat. Stir in 2 Tbs honey.
  8. Finish cutting through to the bottom of the baklava.
  9. Let the baklava cool, then pour warm lemon-honey syrup over it.
  10. Best to let it sit for a few hours before eating.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1335.56 Kcal (5592 kJ)
Calories from fat 744 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 82.67g 127%
Cholesterol 122.01mg 41%
Sodium 703.33mg 29%
Potassium 438.8mg 9%
Total Carbs 134.82g 45%
Sugars 51.59g 206%
Dietary Fiber 7.47g 30%
Protein 21.96g 44%
Vitamin C 24.9mg 42%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 5.9mg 33%
Calcium 136.2mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 361.9 Kcal (1515 kJ)
Calories from fat 201.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.4g 127%
Cholesterol 33.06mg 41%
Sodium 190.58mg 29%
Potassium 118.9mg 9%
Total Carbs 36.53g 45%
Sugars 13.98g 206%
Dietary Fiber 2.02g 30%
Protein 5.95g 44%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 42%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 19%
Iron 1.6mg 33%
Calcium 36.9mg 14%

* 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

  • 32.8
    Points
  • 37
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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