Small Batch Baklava
This small batch baklava is so so so good. I love baklava.. it is probably my favourite dessert ever! It is crispy, syrupy, nutty and delicious.
Ingredients
- 200 g Filo pastry
- 100 g Pistachios
- 100 g Pecans
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- 5 tablespoon Butter
- 60 g Sugar
- 200 ml Water
- 150 g Honey/ Syrup
- 1 tablespoon Whole cloves
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add the sugar and water. Place onto a medium-high heat until the sugar has dissolved. Then add the honey syrup and cloves. Bring to a boil and then leave it to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Pre-heat your oven to 180°C/ 356°F.
- In a high power food processor, add your pecans and pistachios. Blend until a fine crumb has formed. Then, add the cinnamon. Combine.
- Cut your filo pastry into the correct shape for the baking tray that you are using. I used a small baking tray to make these small batch, so will the 200g of roll out filo pastry I had, I cut around the baking tray 3 times.
- Layer each slice of ⅓ of the filo up with butter. The easiest way to do this is by using a brush to brush the butter on. Once you have layered ⅓ of the filo up with butter in between each layer, spread half of the nut mixture on top of the filo. Then, repeat the same process with the filo pastry and butter for another ⅓ of the filo pastry. Then, add the remaining half of the nut crumb. Finally, use the last ⅓ of the filo pastry to follow the same process again- brushing the filo pastry each stage with butter. Leave the last filo pastry layer unbuttered.
- Whilst it is still raw, cut the baklava into your desired shape. See photos to see how I cut mine. Bake the baklava 20 minutes.
- Once the baklava is out of the oven, pour over the strained sugar syrup. Ensure you evenly pour this over all of the baklava pieces.
- Leave the baklava to cool and then enjoy! Let me know how you get on in the comments section below.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 86mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 112IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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