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Baklava


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Baklava

Baklava can be made a week ahead

Makes: 24 pieces
Time Required: 55 minutes plus baking time

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups ( 300 g ) almonds, chopped
1/2 cup ( 100 g ) walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/2 cup (100 g ) castor sugar
156 sheets flay pastry
200 g unsalted butter, melted
24 cloves

For the syrup:

1 cup ( 200 g ) castor sugar
1/3 cup ( 80 ml ) orange juice
1/2 cup ( 120 ml ) water

Combine all the ingredients in a pan, stir over low heat, without boiling, until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer, uncovered without stirring for five minutes or until slightly thickened.

Method

Grease a 20 cm x 30 cm pan.

Combine nuts with cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.

Layer four pastry sheets together, brushing each with little butter. Fold the layered sheets into half, press them into the pan.

Sprinkle pastry with 1/2 of the nut mixture. Repeat the layers, finishing with a pastry layers. turn pastry edges to fit the pan.

Cut the pastry in the pan itself into half lengthwise through the layers. Curt each half into three squares. Cut each square clockwise into four triangles. Stud the triangle with a clove each.

Pour the remaining butter over the pieces.

Bake in a moderately hot oven at 200 * C or 400 * F for 10 minutes or until browned.

Pour hot syrup over the baklava, when still hot. Cool in pan.


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was great enjoyed it
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