Baklava is the most famous dessert in Arabic and Turkish cuisine: layers of crispy filo dough filled with crushed nuts and bathed in a syrup scented with rose water and orange blossom. This version with pistachios is the most appreciated variant from Lebanon and Syria.
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Pistachio and orange blossom honey baklava
Arabic pistachio baklava with orange blossom honey and rose water. The most famous sweet in Middle Eastern pastries.
- Lebanon
- Dessert
- Light
- Low fat
- medium-high
40 min
Tiempo de Preparación
20
Servings
Nutrición por ración
- Calories 160 kcal
- Protein 3 g
- Fiber 1 g
- Carbohydrates 16 g
- Fat 10 g
- Sodium 60 mg
Story behind the dish
Preparation
Baklava with pistachios and orange blossom honey is a preparation from Lebanon with high difficulty. Reserve about 75 minutes in total (40 for mise en place and preparation, 35 for cooking). Follow the 8 phases in order: each step indicates what to do, what to observe and, when applicable, the time or level of fire.
Before you start
- Have ready: 1 package of filo dough (250 g).
- Have ready: 250 g crushed raw pistachios.
- Have ready: 150 g of melted butter.
- Have ready: For the syrup: 200 g sugar, 150 ml water, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon rose water, 1 tablespoon orange blossom water.
- Salt, oil and spices measured and within reach.
- Clean utensils, board and clear work surface.
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Prepare the syrup: boil sugar and water for 5 min; add honey
Prepare the syrup: boil sugar and water for 5 min; Add honey, rose water and orange blossom. Cool. When it comes to a boil, adjust the heat to maintain a constant bubbling, not an uncontrolled boil. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
When it comes to a boil, adjust the heat to maintain a constant bubbling, not an uncontrolled boil.
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Grease a 25x35 cm mold with butter; place 8 sheets of filo…
Grease a 25x35 cm mold with butter; Place 8 sheets of filo, brushing each one with butter. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Spread the crushed pistachios evenly
Spread the crushed pistachios evenly. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Cover with the rest of the phyllo
Cover with the rest of the filo, brushing each layer. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Cut into diamond shapes with a sharp knife before baking.
Cut into diamonds with a sharp knife before baking. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Pour the remaining butter on top
Pour the remaining butter over the top. Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Go slowly and confirm texture, aroma and color before moving to the next step.
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Bake at 160°C for 30-35 min until deep golden brown.
Bake at 160°C for 30-35 minutes until deep golden brown. Look for a uniform golden color; The seal concentrates flavor and prevents it from releasing too much liquid later. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Look for a uniform golden color; The seal concentrates flavor and prevents it from releasing too much liquid later.
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When coming out of the oven
When it comes out of the oven, pour the cold syrup over the hot baklava. Preheat the oven well in advance so that the temperature is stable from the first minute. In demanding recipes, do not improvise times: precision makes the difference.
Preheat the oven well in advance so that the temperature is stable from the first minute.
Chef's tips
- Preheat the oven well in advance so that the temperature is stable from the first minute.
- Refrigerate what you do not consume the same day: uncooked dishes require maximum freshness.
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