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Baklava

Baklava

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A Mediterranean dessert featuring walnuts and honey, baklava is a classic of Middle Eastern pastry.

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Recipe from SnappyDragonPennyroyal, AAbelardoo (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Baklava is a traditional dessert from Mediterranean cuisine. It consists of layers of filo pastry, filled with chopped walnuts and butter, and then baked until golden brown. |category = Dessert |servings = 8 |preparation time = 90 minutes |difficulty level = intermediate

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$20.31 $2.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $9.91
  • $0.08
  • $7.37
  • $1.11
  • $0.31
  • $1.35
  • $0.18

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the walnuts and cinnamon in a blender. ≈ 3 min
  2. Mix the walnuts until they form a fine powder. ≈ 4 min
  3. Place the butter in a pot and melt it. ≈ 3 min
  4. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  5. Determine the number of phyllo sheets and divide it by eight. ≈ 3 min
  6. Place one-eighth of a sheet of pastry paper on the parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  7. Cut the walnut pieces into seven equal portions. ≈ 3 min
  8. Brush the phyllo dough with butter and some of the chopped walnuts. ≈ 3 min
  9. Place the remaining eighth of phyllo dough on top of the butter and chopped walnut-covered leaf. ≈ 3 min
  10. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you have used all the phyllo sheets. ≈ 3 min
  11. Cut the baklava into eight pieces, radially, like the Union Jack. ≈ 8 min
  12. The baklava was baked for 25 minutes at 180 °C.
  13. In a separate bowl, combine the vanilla extract, honey, sugar, and water. ≈ 4 min
  14. Do not use the same blender that you used to melt the butter.
  15. Heat the four ingredients in the pot until they form a viscous mixture of approximately 240 ml.
  16. Wait for the baklava and syrup to cool down.
  17. Pour the syrup over the baklava. ≈ 3 min
  18. Make sure that each layer of the baklava receives an equal amount of syrup. ≈ 3 min
  19. Enjoy! ≈ 3 min

The bill

Baklava

  • 450 g of walnuts (any type, but pistachios and walnuts from Castilla are particularly recommended)$9.91
  • 5 ml of ground cinnamon$0.08
  • 450 g of phyllo dough$7.37
  • 120 ml of butter$1.11
  • 5 ml of vanilla extract$0.31
  • 80 ml of honey$1.35
  • 160 ml of granulated sugar$0.18

Total$20.31

that's $2.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 450 g of walnuts (any type, but pistachios and walnuts from Castilla are particularly recommended)
  • 5 ml of ground cinnamon
  • 450 g of phyllo dough
  • 120 ml of butter
  • 5 ml of vanilla extract
  • 80 ml of honey
  • 160 ml of granulated sugar
  • 180 ml of water

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