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Yia Yia's Baklava
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Prep Time:
45 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Total Time:
1535 minutes
A decadent baklava with flaky phyllo layers, rich walnut filling, and a sweet spiced syrup coating.
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 0.5 cinnamon stick
  • 1 lemon, juiced, divided
  • 1 pound finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter, melted, or more as needed
  • 20 sheets phyllo dough
Instructions:
  • In a saucepan, combine water, 2 cups sugar, cloves, cinnamon stick, and half of the lemon juice. Boil, then simmer on low heat for 15 minutes until flavors meld and syrup thickens. Add the rest of the lemon juice, strain, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  • Combine 1 cup of walnuts, sugar, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl, stirring until well mixed.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), then coat a 9x13-inch glass baking dish with butter on the bottom and sides.
  • Place the phyllo dough on a clean, dry surface, cover it with plastic wrap, and then place a damp towel on top.
  • Place one sheet of phyllo dough in the baking dish and delicately brush with butter. Add another sheet of phyllo dough on top and brush again. Continue layering the remaining 4 sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each layer with butter.
  • Spread a third of the walnut mixture evenly over the phyllo dough in the baking dish, then layer with a sheet of phyllo dough and brush with butter. Repeat this layering and buttering process with 3 more sheets of dough.
  • Sprinkle another third of the walnut mixture evenly over the phyllo dough. Layer with a sheet of phyllo dough and brush it with butter. Repeat layering with 3 more sheets of dough, brushing each with butter.
  • Evenly distribute the last 1/3 of the walnut mixture on top of the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Add a sheet of phyllo dough over the walnut mixture and brush it with butter. Repeat layering and buttering with the remaining 5 sheets of dough. Cut the baklava into 1-inch diamond shapes.
  • Bake in the oven until beautifully golden brown, around 35 to 45 minutes.
  • Drizzle the cooled syrup over the baked baklava, allowing it to absorb the flavors for at least 1 day.

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