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    Home » Baking » Homemade Turkish Baklava Recipe

    Homemade Turkish Baklava Recipe

    Published: Feb 5, 2014 · Modified: Dec 16, 2019 by Pavani · 18 Comments

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    Blogging Marathon# 37: Week 1/ Day 3
    Theme: National Dishes from around the World
    Dish: Turkish -- Baklava

    For the final day of this week's marathon I made Turkish national dish, Baklava. I don't remember the first time I tasted baklava, but it was love at first taste. Baklava is a very rich, sweet pastry made of layers of Phyllo (fillo) dough filled with nuts and sweetened with honey and syrup. 

    This has been on my to-make list for a very long time. But with really good Turkish friends we have always had good quality baklavas to enjoy, I never got a chance to try it myself. So this was my chance to make baklava at home and I've to say even though the process of making it is a little tedious with the phyllo (fillo) tearing and so on, but the final product is absolutely tasty and well worth the effort. It is also less expensive to make these at home.

    Turkish Bakhlava

    Working with phyllo/ fillo dough is a little tedious and sometimes a little frustrating too as it tends to rip and tear. It is very important to keep the phyllo covered with damp towel at all times to prevent drying out. But it is not the end of the world, everything will turn out OK once the dish is finished.

    Turkish Bakhlava

    Nuts used in the filling are customizable. Traditionally pistachios, walnuts and sometimes hazelnuts are used, but a combination of nuts can also be used. I used walnuts and almonds.

    Turkish Bakhlava

    This recipe is adapted from Ree Drummond's (Pioneer women), Divya's (Chef in you) & Michael Symon's recipes. Traditionally each and every phyllo layer is brushed with melted butter, but I followed Ree's recipe of melting every other layer.

    Turkish Bakhlava
    Turkish Bakhlava

    Turkish Baklava

    Recipe to make homemade Turkish Baklava. Baklava is a very rich, sweet pastry made of layers of Phyllo (fillo) dough filled with nuts and sweetened with honey and syrup. 
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 45 mins
    Cook Time: 1 hr
    Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: turkish
    Servings: 2430 baklava

    Ingredients

    • 1 package Phyllo dough/ Fillo pastry, thawed
    • 1 Butter stick , melted
    • 3 ~ 4 cups Nuts , chopped (I used almonds & walnuts)
    • 1 tsp Cinnamon Ground

    For the Syrup:

    • ½ cup Water
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • 2 cups Honey
    • 2 tbsps Lemon juice

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush the baking pan generously with melted butter. I used a 9" square baking pan. 9"x13" baking pan can also be used.
    • dMix cinnamon with chopped nuts in a bowl and set aside.
    • Thaw the phyllo dough as per package instructions. Unwrap the phyllo dough and set them flat.
    • Set up a work station and have melted butter, chopped nuts, thawed phyllo and the baking pan ready for assembling the baklava.
    • Remove 8~10 sheets of phyllo and keep the rest covered with damp towel until ready to use.
    • Trim the sheets to fit the baking pan. I cut mine in half to fit the 9" square pan I used.
    • Brush the top phyllo sheet with butter, then carefully take that sheet along with the one underneath it and place it butter side down in the baking pan.
    • Now brush the top sheet and place the brushed sheet along with the one underneath it on the first 2 sheets that are already in the baking pan.
    • Repeat the brushing and layering 3 more times to have a total of 10 phyllo sheets in the bottom. Brush the sheet on the top (10th) sheet and sprinkle the chopped nuts evenly on top.
    • Repeat the brushing and layering 3 more times for a total of 6 sheets -- then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
    • Repeat this for 2 more layers. So there will be a total of 28 sheets and 3 layers of chopped nuts. If you don't have enough sheets then use only 2 layers of chopped nuts.
    • Brush the top layer with butter. Then using a very sharp knife, score the pastry into diamonds or squares.
    • Bake in the preheated oven for 45minutes~1hour or until evenly golden on the top.
    • Make the Syrup: Combine all the ingredients for the syrup along with the leftover melted butter. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
    • Once the phyllo is ready, remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
    • Pour the syrup evenly over the baklava and set it aside uncovered for at least 5~6 hours or overnight.
    • Initially it might seem that the syrup is not enough, but after the rest period baklava turns out sticky and juicy.
    • Carefully score the already scored pieces and enjoy this delicious dessert.

    Notes

    Turkish Bakhlava
    Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 37.
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    1. Usha Rao

      February 05, 2014 at 2:09 pm

      Same here, it was love at first site. Love it. Even I was thinking of doing it for my next week's theme. Loved all your dishes for this theme.

      Reply
    2. Prachi Agarwal

      February 05, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      lovely making . looks very delicious

      Reply
    3. Manjula Bharath

      February 05, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Omg fabulous clicks and so so perfectly made baklava 🙂 your baklava is tempting me to make some 🙂

      Reply
    4. trippwojohn

      February 05, 2014 at 10:34 pm

      I find it admirable that you tried this...every time I've tried to work with phyllo, most of it ends up on the wall, where I throw it out of frustration 😜

      Reply
    5. Hari Chandana P

      February 06, 2014 at 4:01 am

      Looks super delicious and gorgeous.. awesome job! 🙂

      Reply
    6. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      February 06, 2014 at 4:12 am

      This is absolutely my favorite and ever since I started making it at home, we get to enjoy it very often! You have made it beautifully Pavani and yes I agree with you, it is worth the effort!

      Reply
    7. Srivalli

      February 06, 2014 at 8:47 am

      Wow pavani, such sinful looking pictures! this has been on my list for the longest time..should make it sometime soon...

      Reply
    8. Mina Joshi

      February 06, 2014 at 3:50 pm

      These look so tempting. I love Baklava but have never attempted to make them. Thanks for sharing your recipe as I will be keeping it to follow soon..

      Reply
    9. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

      February 07, 2014 at 2:09 am

      OMG..I have also fallen in love with these beauties on first taste but I am yet to try these at home.

      Reply
    10. Vaishali

      February 07, 2014 at 7:12 pm

      Hi Pavani, bakhlava is just about my favorite sweet. I make a vegan version with vegetable oil and with all of those great spice flavors it's impossible to notice there's no butter. Your bakhlava looks absolutely gorgeous, and the pictures are stunning.

      Reply
    11. The Pumpkin Farm

      February 08, 2014 at 6:08 am

      lovely recipe...this looks amazing and very well captured pics

      Reply
    12. BetesGirl

      February 08, 2014 at 8:10 pm

      Turkish cuisine is my favorite. Your baklava looks great!

      Reply
    13. BetesGirl

      February 08, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      Turkish cuisine is my favorite. Your baklava looks great!

      Reply
    14. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      February 09, 2014 at 5:53 am

      looks so good. Havent had it it many years because I usually find it way too sweet, but I am thinking of doing it for the challenge this month

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    15. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      February 09, 2014 at 5:53 am

      looks so good. Havent had it it many years because I usually find it way too sweet, but I am thinking of doing it for the challenge this month

      Reply
    16. PJ

      February 11, 2014 at 7:39 am

      I remember drooling over DK's Baklava! And this looks so great and superb pics Pavani.Wish I had the time and patience to make this at home 🙂

      Reply
    17. Archana Potdar

      February 21, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      Drooling over the pic. Its amazing how you manage to get soch beautiful pics with your 2 kids in tow.

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    18. Jeanne

      July 16, 2017 at 10:09 am

      (yes, very tardy response to an old post but this is a pet peeve of mine) Sorry to say but your recipe compilation, while delicious, is NOT Turkish, but more Greek. Turks don't use honey, just a simple syrup with lemon which leads to a far lighter and more clean tasting dessert that isn't as heavy and syrupy as with honey. Not meaning any offense, just would rather have clarification 🙂

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