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turkish baklava in a copper baking dish on a white surface

Easy Turkish Baklava Recipe

This traditional Easy Turkish baklava recipe, made with homemade phyllo dough is deliciously rich and sweet. Perfect for holiday occasions.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Mediterranean, turkish
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
resting: 8 hours
Total Time: 10 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 50 servings
Calories: 188kcal
Author: Imsen

Equipment

  • pasta machine to roll the dough sheets evenly.

INGREDIENTS

The Dough

  • 8 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup flour water (eau de fleur)

The Filling

  • 30 ounces almonds
  • 7 ounces white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter

The Syrup

  • 2 pounds honey

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Mix all the dough ingredients in a KitchenAid mixing bowl and let it kneed for about 5 minutes.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic film and let it rest for about 8 hours.
  • In the meantime, you can start preparing the filling.
  • Toast the almonds until slightly brown, let cool for few minutes.
  • chop the almonds with a chopper
  • add the white sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the chopped almonds.
  • melt the 2 tbsps of butter and add the egg alongside the butter to the mix.
  • butter the baking dish, and start shaping the dough balls.
  • use a pasta machine to make thin layers of dough.
  • start by making 6 layers of dough, and don't forget to butter each layer with some melted butter.
  • layer your filling on top.
  • then start by layering the 5 layers on top of the almonds.
  • Butter the last surface with melted butter and start by doing the diamond shape.
  • For decoration, you can use almonds on top of each piece of baklava.
  • Cook in the oven at 350F for about 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours.
  • When you take it away from the oven, immediately pour the honey over the baklava (while hot).

NOTES

  1. it is so important to let the dough rest for at least 6 hours prior to shaping.
  2. pour the honey immediately after taking the baking dish out of the oven.
  3. use a sharp knife to shape the diamonds.

NUTRITION

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1.3g | Fat: 15.7g | Cholesterol: 10.9mg | Sodium: 82.1mg | Sugar: 5g
Keyword baklava, sweet dessert, turkish baklava
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