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Lebanese Baklawa Recipe

lebanese baklawa on a plate
Kanchan Dilip
Lebanese Baklawa Recipe calls for Turkish filo pastry sheets sandwiched with crushed pistachios that are sweetened with sugar and saffron, making it so irresistible. Melted clarified butter is brushed on top of the sheets and the cooled sugar syrup flavored with orange blossom water is drizzled on top of the hot baklawa to complete this lovely flakey, buttery-rich dessert!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 16 pieces
Calories 114 kcal

Equipment

  • deep baking tray or dish, oven

Ingredients
 
 

For the sugar syrup:

  • 1½ cup caster sugar
  • 1½ cup filtered water
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

For the filling:

  • 2 cup pistachio coarsely ground unsalted, shelled
  • ¼ cup caster sugar
  • ¼ tsp saffron strand

For the baklava pastry:

  • 32 sheets filo pastry Turkish
  • 10 tbsp melted clarified butter

Instructions
 

How to make the syrup:

  • Boil the water with the sugar in a pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the orange blossom water and lemon juice.
    the sugar syrup boiling in a pot

How to make the filling:

  • Mix the pistachios with the sugar and saffron strands together and keep aside.
    pistachios mixed with sugar

How to assemble the baklawa:

  • Grease a casserole or deep baking dish or tray. Lay 16 sheets , brushing with melted butter on top of each sheet.
    filo sheets brushed with melted butter
  • Spread the pistachio-sugar filling mixed with saffron.
    crushed pistachios on the filo sheets
  • Lay the remaining 16 sheets and pour the melted butter on top. Use a sharp knife and cut all the way down to the bottom of the tray.
    filo sheets cut
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-38 minutes or until golden brown.
    baked filo sheets
  • Pour the cooled sugar syrup on top of the hot baklawa and cool for an hour before serving.
    baked baklawa with syrup
  • Garnish with crushed pistachios.
    Lebanese baklawa on a plate with pistachios

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Notes

  1. Cut the Lebanese Baklawa into your desired shapes such as triangles or squares.
  2. Adjust the sweetness of the sugar syrup to your liking by adding more or less sugar.
  3. Since this recipe is for the Lebanese Baklawa which is basically a filo pastry sandwich with nuts and sugar syrup, I have layered the nuts between half of the total number of sheets. 
  4. If you would like to stack more sheets for a taller baklawa, then increase the baking time and watch for the golden brown color on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 114kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 185mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 0.02IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baklava, Lebansese baklava recipe, pistachio baklava
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