I just made baklava! ETA: recipe added in replies.

[papie]

And am feeling like a superstar, lol. Hopefully it tastes as good as it smells. It has to soak for an hour or so before I can try it.

[Deleted]

Recipe? Maybe I'll make this instead of Christmas cookies...

[pantaloons55]

mmm.... looks good papie!

[keyslover]

I haven't made it for a long time, it always smells wonderful!

Enjoy.

[papie]

Dec 19, 2014 20:16:08 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Recipe? Maybe I'll make this instead of Christmas cookies...

I didn't use a precise recipe. I used part of my moms and some recipes I found online. If it turns out good, I can post the recipe, lol

[rosiedozie]

Nom nom nom

Baklava is my favorite!

[4speedy]

My non-Greek self makes excellent baklava. my dear, Greek friend took me to her yiayia's houseto learn how to make it. yiayia barely spoke English but what I did get out of the cooking lesson is that the walnuts have to be crushed by hand with a mortar and pestle. no food processors allowed. yiayia explained the trouble with all us "modern girls" is that we are in a hurry all the time. And that leads to "the phobias" and then everything just goes wrong. So the way to save your sanity is to make baklava with a mortar and pestle.

[hisno1girl]

I will knock down children and old ladies to get to a good piece of baklava!

It looks yummy!!

[Champagne Supernova]

Gimme some!

I ate waaay too many of those when I was in Greece.

[papie]

Ok, I just tried it and it is delicious. So here is my approx recipe.

Papie’s baklava
Stuffing
3 cups of walnuts and almonds, chopped finely by hand (3 cups total, about half-half)
½ cup sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
Mix everything. Set aside.

Syrup
4 tbsp honey
1 ½ cup sugar
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp orange rind
1 tbsp lemon rind
1 cinnamon stick
2-3 cloves
Mix everything. Bring to a boil. Remove foam. Boil for 5 minutes at medium-high. Set aside and let it cool.

Assembling
1 pack phyllo dough, thawed
¾ butter, melted and clarified
Work with one sheet at a time, covering the others in a damp towel. Open the sheet, butter lightly. Put 3-4 tsp of stuffing mix about ½ inch from the edge, leaving ½ inch on each side. Fold the extra half inch on each side. Roll tightly the entire sheet. Then cut in 3-4 pieces, and set in a buttered baking dish. Set all pieces tightly together. Butter lightly the top of the baklava rolls. Bake at 350 for approx 30 minutes or until golden. Immediately pour the cool syrup over the hot baklava. Let it set for approx one hour before serving.

[spedrunner]

i think I found the perfect christmas brunch recipe i need to make!

[bonnie]

That looks so good! I haven't had baklava in too long. I think I may need go get some tomorrow!

[rosiedozie]

I need to excuse myself from this thread, and possibly block papie.

If i knew how to make baklava I would eat the entire pan in a single sitting (and then probably slip into a sugar coma and die). I prefer to be ignorant and just buy one little square at a time

[papie]

Dec 19, 2014 21:19:05 GMT -5 rosiedozie said:

I need to excuse myself from this thread, and possibly block papie.

If i knew how to make baklava I would eat the entire pan in a single sitting (and then probably slip into a sugar coma and die). I prefer to be ignorant and just buy one little square at a time

It's definitely a problem. I've had FIVE.

[lexxasaurus]

It's crazy tedious to make, but I adore baklava. I usually make some for holiday parties.

[vamvam]

OMG I have to make this

[workaholic]

Baklava is one of those desserts that I will gladly overpay for bc they are a bitch to make (for me, anyway. I cannot work w phyllo dough, no matter how many times I try). I commend you, those look fantastic.