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Baklava

  1. 115g chopped almonds
  2. 115g chopped walnuts
  3. 115g pistachio nuts
  4. 55g brown sugar
  5. 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  6. 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  7. 55g melted butter, melt more as needed
  8. 12 filo sheets (13x18cm sheets)

syrup ingredients

  1. 225g white sugar
  2. 1.5dl water
  3. 1Tbsp lemon juice
  4. 1Tbsp orange juice

Syrup

Put sugar, water, and lemon juice in a pan on low heat and heat until sugar is dissolved. Keep on burner for 5 minutes or until syrup is thick and add orange juice and cook for a few more minutes. Remove from burner and cool completely. Syrup goes on after baklava is baked.

Assembly

  1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F)
  2. Place nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl and mix together.
  3. Grease and place 3 filo sheets in a 13x18cm sheet.
  4. Place 1/3 of the nut mixture on the sheets.
  5. Repeat steps 2-3 until nut and filo sheets are all used.
  6. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the baklava is crispy
  7. After baklava is pulled from oven and cooled pour syrup on top
  8. Cut into squares

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