Baklava

Khatiza Kassam
05 May 2018

Cuisine

Diet Type:Dessert
  • Baklava
    Baklava saschanti

Healthy Hints

Traditional baklava are not for the health conscious; the layers of pastry are usually brushed with butter and each baklava is drenched in syrup. This version is lighter because the butter has been replaced with a little unsaturated oil and the syrup is only drizzled on the top to give a hint of sweetness (just over a teaspoon of sugar per baklava). The serving size in this recipe is for two baklava - simply stop at one to halve your calories!
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Ingredients

  • 20 mins
    Preparation
    40 mins
    Cooking Time
    Serves
    8
    Difficult

Ingredients

30 ml rapeseed (canola) oil

120 g walnuts, ground

40 g white granulated sugar

230 g / 20 sheets filo (phyllo) pastry sheets

Syrup

120 ml water

50 g white granulated sugar

¼ tsp cardamom powder

What does this chart mean?

Serving Weight 57 g
  • Calories252kcal
  • Protein5.0g
  • Fat14.0g
  • Saturated fat1.2g
  • Carbohydrate29.0g
  • Sugars (Total)12.0g
  • Fibre1.6g
  • Salt0.2g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170 C (335 F) or Gas mark 3. Lightly grease the bottom of a 20cm x 33cm (8in x 13in) baking tray with some of the oil.

2. Mix the walnuts and sugar together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.

3. Trim the pastry sheets to the size of your baking tray, if needed. Keep the sheets covered with a damp cloth to prevent them from drying out.

4. Place a single pastry sheet on the greased tray and brush evenly with a little oil. Repeat the procedure until you have 10 layers of pastry.

5. Sprinkle the walnut and sugar mixture evenly over the top sheet of pastry.

6. Repeat step no. 4 by placing alternate layers of pastry and oil on top of the walnut and sugar mixture. Brush the top layer with a little oil.

7. Using a sharp knife, cut the baklava into 8 equal square pieces. Cut each square piece diagonally to create 16 triangles.

8. Bake the baklava in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

9. Meanwhile, prepare the syrup by dissolving the sugar in the water in a cup. Microwave, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until a syrup consistency is formed. Stir in the cardamom.

10. Drizzle the syrup all over the baklava while still hot. Set aside to cool down.

 

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