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Ingredients
For the Syrup:
3 cups (600g) granulated sugar
2 (500 ml) cups water
juice of half a lemon
1 cup honey
2 tablespoons rose water or orange blossom water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
The Pastry:
1 pound (#4) phyllo thawed and at room temperature
3/4 pound (340 g) unsalted butter, melted
3-4 cups ground pistachios
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 °F, 160 °C.
Make the Syrup:
In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water,a nd lemon juice. Stir together and bring the mixture to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and add the vanilla, rose water, and honey. Stir together and set aside to cool completely.
Note: The syrup can be prepared up to a week ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
Assemble the Baklava:
Grease the inside of a 9 by 13-inch (22cm by 33 cm) baking pan (metal is highly recommended) with melted butter.
Cut the phyllo into 2 equal stacks to fit the inside of the baking pan.
Layer about 10 sheets of phyllo on the bottom and top with a handful of the crushed pistachios. Spread the evenly over the phyllo.
From this point on, layer about 4-6 sheets of phyllo and then a handful of pistachios. Save the best phyllo layers for the top. I like to end with 8-10 layers of phyllo for the top of the baklava.
Score the pastry into 24 triangles or 12 squares.
Pour all of the melted butter on top. It will seep through all of the layers.
Bake the pastry on the center rack for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until golden.
Pour the cooled syrup over the hot baklava and set aside for at least an hour until all of the syrup is absorbed.
Garnish with ground pistachios and serve with Greek coffee. Kali Orexi!
Notes
Freezer Instructions: The baklava can be assembled and then stored in the freezer for up to 2 months. Wrap it in several layers of plastic wrap so that it does not absorb any freezer odors. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake in a preheated 325 °F oven until golden.
Store any leftover baked baklava in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to a week. Leftovers can also be frozen for up to a month.
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28 Comments
I have done it this way and came out just as good! So easy and quick! But I did clarify my butter
This technique is so much easier! Thank you Dimitra!
Amazing recipe! Efharisto para poli, Dimitra!
I really like how you put the ingredients and instructions on the video. Very helpful. And also that the recipe is right below the video. Thanks. All you recipes look delicious!
This is one of my all time favorite desserts! But, the way I used to do it was too labor intensive and time consuming. I buttered each sheet. Made sure remaining sheets were covered with plastic wrap and a damp paper towel while I worked buttering the "active sheet" or putting in a layer of filling (I made a mixture of walnuts and pistachios). If the sheets dried out at all, they would tear when I'd spread the butter with a pastry brush. I have not tried your method….but, I sure will! Thanks for the shortcuts!!!
hello and thx for the recipe I made it yesterday it came out pretty yummy the top layers wouldn't stick to the rest though any comment?
You are our favorite chef! Thank you!🙏👍🌹
Hi Dimitra how many grams are in a cup of honey? Thanking you for your reply. I don't have the American cups. Patricia
This is the first baklava recipe video that doesn’t give me genuine anxiety about how time consuming it can be to make this dessert. I love your approach and how quick it came together. I will definitely be using your hack when I make my own baklava 😍 Thank you
Μπράβο Δημητρα ωραίος μπακλαβάς. Ένα γαρίφαλο αν καρφώσουμε στο κέντρο κάθε κομματιού, προσθέτει άρωμα και κρατάει τα φύλλα πιο καλα. Φιλιά από Ελλάδα.
Can we use samosa pastry dough for this hack?
Thank you, Dimitra you are awesome 👌the best chef ever God bless you and your family health and happiness for many years 😊❤💖💕
I tried a baklava that was half dipped in chocolate it was really good
3 cup sugar 2 cup water how long to cook it
At last, a baklava that doesn't give me trouble. I have used phyllo a few times already and it is a headache. This recipe (hack) looks much better than the traditional one that you have to butter two pieces of phyllo at a time. Thanks
Hi Dimitra, I just love this recipe. The only issue that I have is I usually have about 2 cups of the syrup left over after baking a tray (9×13). I tried using the whole syrup in one tray and all of the pieces were soggy with the syrup.
Thank you! Made this tonight, can't wait to eat it! Not sure I can wait til it cools down 😁 (I only made 1/2 syrup amount as I don't like it too sweet)
Made these last night, great recipe..mine turned out ok, they didn't come out as golden I wanted but thank you for showing me how to do it…all your food is amazing
İTS TURKISH COFFEE AND TURKISH BAKLAVA
The best Greek baklava!
In some videos you say you had a bakery for 3 years, in some for 10 years. ???
Türklerin geleneksel tatlısı ve çeşit çeşittir.Türkiyeye giderseniz baklavası ,dondurma ve lokum yemenizi tavsiye ederim
I have never heard of rose water or blossom water. What if anything would you suggest as an alternative.
Na 1: 16 vidi se komadic ljuske od pistacije.
Hello it looks absolutely delicious and way less time consuming than others my question is do the sheets have to be dried for the recipe???
I read online that it turns out crispier and stays crispier if you clarify the butter… is that true? Or is it just because the milk solids in the butter burn while it cooks? Does it matter if you put warm syrup onto it? I bought the same kind of pistachios as you, but I haven't made it yet. I couldn't find unsalted pistachios, so I was thinking of rinsing the salt off of them… it depends on how salty it turns out with just using the salted pistachios… I'm looking forward to making it.
Don't imitate Turkish culture when you can't
nice, I'm Gonna make it today