Benden Baklava Recipe

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Benden Baklava
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Directions:

  1. Mix butter and oil.
  2. Cut dough to shape of the baking pan by laying the pan on top of stacked leaves.
  3. Butter the inside of the baking dish.
  4. Gently place one leaf of dough into the pan, fitting carefully along the bottom of the pan.
  5. The leaves are very fragile. so fold to pick them up, and unfold when in place in the pan.
  6. Brush with butter-and-oil mixture.
  7. Repeat with 9 more sheets.
  8. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of powdered nuts (with optional spice to taste) on tenth leaf.
  9. Open two more leaves of dough on top of nut mixture, buttering each in turn.
  10. Repeat with the nut mixture and two more leaves until all are used up.
  11. As soon as the last two leaves are used, brush the top with butter and oil.
  12. With a very sharp knife, score the top of the pastry lightly lengthwise into four, and then draw the knife diagonally to make lozenge-shaped portions.
  13. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 90 minutes.
  14. Combine the next three ingredients in a saucepan.
  15. Cook until the sweetening dissolves.
  16. Boil for five minutes, or until a drop of it forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water.
  17. Remove from heat; stir in syrup.
  18. Cool.
  19. As soon as the pastry is baked, remove from oven and pour the sweet misture over it.
  20. Cool the pastry to room temperature.
  21. Serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5180.47 Kcal (21690 kJ)
Calories from fat 4051.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 450.2g 693%
Cholesterol 870.91mg 290%
Sodium 1956.58mg 82%
Potassium 188.03mg 4%
Total Carbs 293.49g 98%
Sugars 16.8g 67%
Dietary Fiber 3.54g 14%
Protein 6.95g 14%
Vitamin C 7mg 12%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 3009.8mg 301%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 529.66 Kcal (2218 kJ)
Calories from fat 414.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.03g 693%
Cholesterol 89.04mg 290%
Sodium 200.04mg 82%
Potassium 19.22mg 4%
Total Carbs 30.01g 98%
Sugars 1.72g 67%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 14%
Protein 0.71g 14%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 12%
Calcium 307.7mg 301%

* 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

  • 140.4
    Points
  • 148
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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