Baklava (Crispy Middle Eastern Pastry with Honey and Nuts)
Layers of crisp filo pastry filled with spiced chopped nuts, soaked in a fragrant honey and rose water syrup. A labour of love with extraordinary results.
- Time: 75 min
- Servings: 2
Source: TheRandomRecipe
Ingredients
- packet of filo pastry , thawed
- unsalted butter, melted
- mixed nuts — walnuts, pistachios, and almonds
- ground cinnamon
- ground cardamom
- caster sugar
- honey
- water
- rose water or orange blossom water
- lemon juice
- pistachios, finely chopped, to decorate