Fruit and Nut Baklava
Oven-baked fruit, phyllo pastry and honey, perfumed with cinnamon, a Turkish dessert. It's finished with finely chopped nuts.
35 min · Serves 40 · Medium
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Cook 35 min · 35 min total
- medium
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F Light grease a 9x13 baking dish or pan. Cut phyllo sheets in half crosswise to fit in pan. Cover phyllo with a lightly dampened tea towel to prevent drying out.
- 2
Combine trail mix, dried fruits, sugar,and cinnamon in a food processor. Finely chop. Set aside.
- 3
Gently lay a piece of phyllo pastry in pan and brush with melted butter. Repeat with 7 more sheets of phyllo. Brushing each sheet with melted butter.
- 4
Sprinkle a thin layer of nuts and fruit mixture over phyllo, cover with 2 more sheets of phyllo pastry, brushing each sheet with butter. Repeat this of sprinkling the nut mixture, then 2 sheets of buttered phyllo pastry until all the nut mixture is used.
- 5
Top with the final 8 individual buttered phyllo sheets. With a sharp knife, cut into 40 equal squares. Bake until edges are crisp and top is golden brown, 30-35 minutes.
- 6
In a small saucepan, combine honey and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently for 7 minutes or until slightly thickened. Let cool.
- 7
Spoon cooled syrup over hot baklava and let cool for at least 4 hours. Garnish with some finely chopped nuts, if desired.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
