QYV's Maple Baklava

This recipe is a combination of the Baklava recipe on Wikibooks and Robin Holly's Maple Baklava. I also want to try out the Good Eats recipe as well.

Pastry

1 lb. Phyllo dough. (Note that there should be at least twenty sheets.)
4 to 5 cups pistachios, chopped coarsely. (Walnuts are an acceptable substitute, but they leave a sharp aftertaste which I do not like.)
½ cup sugar.
¼ tsp. ground cloves.
1 tsp. cinnamon.
1 cup sweet butter.

Syrup

Pastry

Combine nuts, cinnamon, cloves, and sugar. Melt butter in a saucepan.
Use pastry brush to brush inside of a 14 X 10 ½ inch pan with melted butter.
Line bottom of pan with one piece of Phyllo dough. Fold under excess Phyllo.
Alternate sides with each piece of Phyllo, brushing the top of each layer with melted butter.
Repeat five (5) times, making five layers.
On the 6th sheet, sprinkle evenly with nut mixture.
Continue until all nut mixture is used and last six (6) buttered sheets of Phyllo form top crust.
Use a sharp knife to cut into triangle shapes.
Place a single clove in the middle of each triangle for visual effect.
Bake at 300 °F (150 °C) for about 1 ½ hours or until lightly brown.

Syrup

Combine syrup ingredients. Boil syrup for about 5 minutes and then allow to cool.
Pour cooled syrup over hot pastry. Enjoy!

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 @ 20:29:45 EDT

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