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Quick Crescent Baklava

A Turkish dessert of crescent dinner rolls, walnuts and honey, perfumed with cinnamon and baked in the oven.

55 min · Serves 28 · Easy

Serves
28

Ingredients

Glaze

Time
Prep 20 min · Cook 35 min · 55 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Unroll 1 can of crescent rolls into 2 long rectangles. Place in ungreased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan, press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form crust.

  2. 2

    Seal perforations. Bake for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine walnuts, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; mix well.

    5 min
  3. 3

    Spoon evenly over crust. Unroll remaining can of crescent rolls into 2 long rectangles. Place over walnut mix.

  4. 4

    Press out to edges of pan. With tip of knife, score dough with 5 lengthwise and 7 diagonal marking to form 28 diamonds.

  5. 5

    In a small saucepan combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, remove from heat. Spoon 1/2 of glaze evenly over dough.

  6. 6

    Bake 25-30 minutes until golden. Spoon remaining glaze ove baklava. Refrigerate and cut.

    30 min

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