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Almond Baklava
Recipe by: PRENSES

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Easy

Ready in 1 hour 30 mins

Picture by: mrs_shahriar

This is my delicious recipe for baklava, which friends always request I

make. The spices are divine!

Ingredients
Serves: 24

400g caster sugar

475ml water
350g honey
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

675g chopped almonds

2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
340g unsalted butter, melted
1 (500g) packet filo pastry

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Preparation method
Prep: 30 mins |Cook: 1 hour

1. Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. In a saucepan over medium heat,

combine 400g sugar, water, honey, cinnamon stick, lemon and
vanilla. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes, skimming
any foam that is formed. Set side.

2. In a small bowl, combine chopped almonds, 2 tablespoons sugar,

ground cinnamon and cloves; set aside. Brush butter on bottom
of a 20x30cm baking tin. Each sheet of filo is twice as big as the
tin, so cut each in half, making 2 sheets. Place a sheet of filo on
bottom of tin, and brush with melted butter. Repeat process for a
total of 8 sheets, buttering each. Sprinkle about 4 to 5
tablespoons of nut mixture evenly over the filo, and cover with 4
more sheets, buttering each. Continue sprinkling nuts after every
4 sheets of filo, until all but 8 sheets (4 full sheets) are used.

3. Use remaining 8 sheets for the top layer, buttering each sheet of
filo. Before buttering the last sheet, tuck in any loose edges.
Press down layers with palms of your hands. Pour remaining
butter over the top. With a large knife, cut 5 strips lengthways
about 1cm deep, then cut diagonally to form diamond shapes.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until golden

brown. Remove from oven, and immediately pour cooled syrup
over the hot baklava. Allow to cool thoroughly. Cut diamonds to
go all the way through, and serve.

Nutrition

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Calories 434 cal
Carbohydrates 45.1 g
Cholesterol 31 mg
Fibre 3.9 g

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Protein 7.5 g
Salt 93 mg
Saturated fat 8.7 g
Total fat 27 g

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