Baklava! ????

Have a great weekend! ????

To make a tray’s worth:

???? Ingredients:

2 packs of filo pastry
200 gms of melted butter
200 gms walnuts
200 gms @wonderfulpistachiosuk pistachios
1 tsp cinnamon

???? For the syrup:

300 gms caster sugar
125 mls honey
300 mls water
4-5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
Juice of 1 lemon

???? Method:

1/... Start by making the syrup. Put everything into a saucepan and stirring intermittently, bring to a boil and then simmer for around 5-6 minutes. Set to one side to cool. I always remove the cloves and cinnamon stick at this point, personal preference.

2/... In a processor, add the nuts and cinnamon and blitz until finely chopped but not turned to dust.

3/... Lightly butter a tray, and lay one sheet of filo down, then butter the top and lay another sheet of filo down, butter the top. Repeat this until you have reached 10 sheets.

4/... Sprinkle about 1 cup’s worth of nuts over the top of the filo sheet. Then repeat Step 3 until you have done 5 sheets of filo. Then sprinkle about 1/2 cup of nuts. Do another 5 sheets and repeat. Put your last 5 sheets on ending with butter on the top.

5/... With a sharp knife, criss-cross the top of the baklava so that you have diamond shapes.

6/... Bake in the oven on 160 for 60-70 minutes until golden brown. Remove, and immediately pour the cooled syrup over the baklava.

Allow the baklava to soak up the syrup for as long as you can, around 5-6 hours. Enjoy! ????

Recipe by @workingmumskitchen