Walnut Baklava Recipe

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Walnut Baklava
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Ingredients
5
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Nutrition
741
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 cups butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 lbs phyllo dough

Directions:

  1. THE SYRUP 4 cups sugar 3 cups water 1 1/2 cups honey 1 cinnamon stick 6 whole cloves Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  2. Mix together the walnuts, sugar and cinnamon.
  3. Select a pan the size of the phyllo sheets and brush well with some melted butter.
  4. Place 4 sheets phyllo, brushing each with butter, in the bottom of the prepared pan.
  5. To p with a sheet of unbuttered phyllo then sprinkle with a handful of the walnut mixture. Cover with a buttered sheet then an unbuttered sheet and another sprinkling of walnuts.
  6. Repeat this layering until all ingredients are used up, reserving 5 sheets phyllo for the top.
  7. Place last 5 sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter, on top of pastry and pour remaining butter over all.
  8. Cut the baklava into traditional diamond pattern , being careful not to cut through bottom layers.
  9. Bake for 1 hour.
  10. Remove from oven and let cool.
  11. SYRUP Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan and boil for 5 minutes.
  12. Add the honey, cinnamon stick and cloves and continue boiling 5 minutes longer.
  13. Pour hot syrup over completely cooled baklava.
  14. Cool completely, cut through bottom layers following previous cuts and serve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : Be sure baklava is completely cooled before adding hot syrup or it will be soggy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 741.11 Kcal (3103 kJ)
Calories from fat 509.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 56.57g 87%
Cholesterol 61.01mg 20%
Sodium 332.88mg 14%
Potassium 322.13mg 7%
Total Carbs 47.69g 16%
Sugars 6.4g 26%
Dietary Fiber 5.27g 21%
Protein 17.08g 34%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 3.6mg 20%
Calcium 52.7mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 483.82 Kcal (2026 kJ)
Calories from fat 332.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.93g 87%
Cholesterol 39.83mg 20%
Sodium 217.31mg 14%
Potassium 210.3mg 7%
Total Carbs 31.13g 16%
Sugars 4.18g 26%
Dietary Fiber 3.44g 21%
Protein 11.15g 34%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 20%
Calcium 34.4mg 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.7
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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