Baghlava
March 22, 2013 1:16 pm
Prep Time: 15 Min Cook time: 20 Min
Ingredients
- Organic All Purpose Flour2 cups
- Hot water3/4 cup
- White Vinegar1 Tablespoon
- Salt1/4 teaspoon
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil2 Tablespoon
- Lemon JuiceHalf lemon
- Walnut1/4 cup Coarsely chopped
- Almond1/4 cup Coarsely chopped
- Pistachio1/4 cup coarsely chopped
- Cinnamon Powder1/4 Teaspoon
- Cardamom Powder1 Tablespoon
- Butter Melted (unsalted)1 cup
- Sugar2 cups
- Water2 cups
- Cinnemon 1 stick
- Lemon JuiceHalf Lemon
- Honey 1/2 Cup
- For Fillo Dough
- For For The Filling
- For For The Syrup
Instructions
Filo Dough
- In bowl mix water, salt, oil, lemon juice, and vinegar.
- Add the mixture to the flour and combine and knead well on floured surface for 20 minutes or until the dough is soft and nice.
- Rub the dough with some oil and wrap it in a plastic well.
- Let the Filo dough rest for at least 4 hours or over night in the fridge.
- Make small balls out of the filo dough and roll out the filo dough as desired using a pasta machine or rolling pin.If you use a pasta machine, you need to change the pasta machine starting with number 4, 5, 6, and 7 is the desired consistency for one Baghlava sheet.Repeat till you make several sheets.
Sugar Syrup
- In a pot add water, cinnamon stick, and sugar and boil it for 10-15 minutes or until you get a little sticky syrup on the medium heat .
- Remove from heat and remove the cinnamon stick.
- Add lemon juice and stir when the syrup is cool add the honey and mix again.
Nuts Mix
- Mix the chopped almonds, walnuts, pistachios , cinnamon powder and cardamom powder and set aside.
Making Baghlava
- Cut the sheets into desired sizes.
- Take one sheet and brush it with melted butter then take another sheet and put it on the buttered sheet.
- Brush the second layer sheet with melted butter again and spread a layer of the mix nuts evenly on the sheet.
- Now, again repeat the same procedure until seven layer nuts spread is done.
- Cut the Baghlava into daimond shapes using a sharp knife.
- Preheat oven 350 and bake Baghlava Roll for 25 minutes or till they lightly golden brown.
- Remove from oven and pour the sugar syrup over the rolls while they are hot.
- Sprinkle some dry pistachios and serve hot or cold.
Tags: Almond, Butter (Melted), Cardamom, cinnemon), Flour, Honey, Hot Water, Lemon Juice, Olive oil, Pistachio, Salt, Sugar, Vinegar, Walnut, Water
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