Pistachio Baklava With Honey and Rose Water Recipe

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Pistachio Baklava With Honey and Rose Water
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
91
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a saucepan, heat the water, sugar, honey and lemon juice until it comes to the boil and cook for a minute. Now add the orange blossom and rose waters, boil for a few seconds, and remove from the heat. Allow to cool before using on the baklava.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  3. Grind the nuts. We want them to be medium-fine – if they are ground too finely, the resulting filling will be very dense. Combine with the sugar and cinnamon, then add the orange blossom and rose waters and mix well. Set aside.
  4. In a dish (I used one 21 x 28cm), brush the base with a little melted butter, then add a sheet of filo. Brush with butter, then add another sheet. Brush with butter, and continue until you have six sheets of filo in the dish. Add the filling, and spread out. Be gentle so you don’t break the pastry. Now add the rest of the pastry, in each case adding a layer, brushing with melted butter, then adding the next. Finish by brushing the sixth sheet with butter.
  5. Cut the baklava into pieces – long rectangles, diamonds, squares, or whatever whimsical shapes take your fancy. Do this carefully with a sharp knife and make sure to go all the way through to the base. You might want to leave a border of “scrap” baklava where the pastry is a bit untidy at the edges. This means the final result is neater, and as the cook, you get to enjoy this “angel’s share”.
  6. Bake the baklava for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden. When done, remove from the oven, allow it to sit for a minute, then pour the cooled syrup over the hot baklava. Be sure to get the syrup in between each cut. If you see syrup forming pools in some areas, don’t worry – it will all be absorbed.
  7. Allow the baklava to cool fully before serving. Decorate with chopped pistachios and dried pomegranate seeds(**).
  8. (*) By this, I mean the lightly aromatic rose water. If you have the much more intense rose extract, then use just a few drops and not a whole tablespoon!
  9. (**) To dry pomegranate seeds – remove the red seeds from the white pith, and spread on a non-stick baking tray. Leave in the oven at 60°C (140°F) for several hours until the seeds are dry. They will remain slightly sticky but should keep their colour and not turn brown.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 90.81 Kcal (380 kJ)
Calories from fat 46.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.16g 8%
Cholesterol 5.38mg 2%
Sodium 2.41mg 0%
Potassium 69.79mg 1%
Total Carbs 10.79g 4%
Sugars 9.31g 37%
Dietary Fiber 0.73g 3%
Protein 1.39g 3%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 14.7mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 390.21 Kcal (1634 kJ)
Calories from fat 199.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.19g 8%
Cholesterol 23.1mg 2%
Sodium 10.34mg 0%
Potassium 299.89mg 1%
Total Carbs 46.37g 4%
Sugars 40g 37%
Dietary Fiber 3.14g 3%
Protein 5.95g 3%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.3mg 2%
Calcium 63mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.1
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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