Baklava Recipe

And for those who don’t know, Baklava Recipe is a Middle Eastern dessert par excellence, made essentially from filo dough, stuffed with chestnuts and finished with a sweet drizzle of syrup.

Although it sounds complex, the preparation method is simpler than you might think. Check out the baklava recipes below to feel like a professional baker!

greek baklava

Ingredients for the syrup

• 500 g of honey
• 300 g of sugar
• 1 glass of water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 orange

Ingredients for baklava

• 350 g of walnuts
• 150 g of almonds
• 200 g of sugar
• 1 packet of filo pastry
• 200 g of melted butter
• Cinnamon powder to taste

Preparation mode

1. In a pan, start making the syrup by adding the honey, sugar, water, cinnamon, lemon drops and orange peel;
2. Mix well, leave on low heat for about 10 minutes, strain and set aside;
3. Place the walnuts and almonds in a bag, close it, wrap in a cloth and use a rolling pin to beat, breaking the ingredients into small pieces;
4. Transfer the walnuts and ground almonds to a bowl, adding the sugar and cinnamon;
5. Take a rectangular aluminum shape and cut the dough to fit in it;
6. Grease the mold with melted butter, place the dough, spread butter over it and add the bran from the bowl;
7. Repeat this process until you form three layers and the last one is dough with melted butter on top;
8. In the pan, cut this dough into squares, then into triangles and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden;
9. As soon as you take it out of the oven, add the syrup to moisten the whole candy and serve when it cools down.

Turkish baklava

Ingredients for the syrup

• 500 g of honey
• 1 glass of water
• 200 g of sugar
• lemon drops
• 2 cinnamon sticks

Ingredients for baklava

• 1 package of puff pastry
• 300 g of crushed walnuts
• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 400 g of melted butter

Preparation mode

1. For the syrup, put all the ingredients in a pan, mix, let it boil for about 10 minutes, then strain and set aside;
2. In a bowl, mix the walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and set aside for the filling;
3. Take a baking sheet, grease it with melted butter and cut the dough to fit it;
4. Add 7 sheets of dough, always passing butter, put the stuffing and repeat this process until you form 5 layers of dough and 4 of stuffing;
5. Cut this dough into squares and take it to the oven, preheated, for about 40 minutes;
6. Remove from the oven, pour the syrup on top and serve when cool.

Baklava with almond and walnut

Ingredients for the syrup

• 180 g brown sugar
• 50 ml of honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 thin pieces of lemon peel
• 200 ml of water

Ingredients for baklava

• 150 g of chopped almonds
• 150 g of chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon powder
• 50 g of melted butter
• 9 sheets of filo pastry

Preparation mode

1. For the syrup, add all the ingredients in a pan, let it boil for about 10 minutes, then strain and set aside;
2. In a bowl, mix the cinnamon powder with the walnuts and almonds for the filling;
3. In a roast, grease with melted butter, put 3 sheets of filo pastry and spread more butter;
4. Add half of the stuffing and repeat this process until you form 3 layers of dough and 2 of stuffing, always buttering the dough;
5. Cut the baklava into squares and bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until golden;
6. Remove from the oven, pour the syrup on top and serve when cool.

4. Baklava with pistachios

Ingredients for the syrup

• 200 g of sugar
• 120 ml of water
• 5 ml of lemon juice
• 3 ml orange blossom water
• 1 packet of filo pastry

Ingredients for baklava

• 80 g of pistachios
• 80 g of pecans
• 65 g icing sugar
• 2 cardamom seeds
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 225 g of melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Preparation mode

1. For the syrup, add all the ingredients in a pan, let it boil for about 10 minutes and set aside;
2. Grind the walnuts and pistachios, place in a bowl and mix with the sugar, cardamom, cinnamon and salt to make the filling;
3. Take an aluminum roast, grease it with a little melted butter, add 2 sheets of the dough, spread more butter and add a little of the stuffing;
4. Repeat this process forming layers of stuffing and dough, always passing butter, until the last layer is dough;
5. Cut the baklava on two diagonals, forming diamonds, and bake for about 1 hour or until golden;
6. Remove the baklava from the oven, pour in the syrup and serve when cool.