Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (16 ounce) package of Phyllo Dough Sheets
- 1 pound of Walnuts (or nuts of your choice)
- 1 1/2 cup Butter – melted
- 2 Tbsp. Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 cup Water – for syrup
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar – for syrup
- 1/2 cup Honey – for syrup
- 1 tsp. Vanilla – for syrup
- 1 Tbsp. Cinnamon – for syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Using the melted butter, generously grease the sides and bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.
- Chop the nuts to small pieces, and then toss them with the salt, 2 Tbsp cinnamon, brown sugar and granulated sugar. (Can easily pulse all these ingredients together with the nuts in a food processor as well.)
- Carfully unroll your phyllo sheets. Gently place 2 sheets of phyllo in the bottom of your baking dish, and then dab/brush the sheets thoroughly with butter. (Be careful – the phyllo will want to stick to the brush and tear.) Continue layering 2 sheets at a time, and brushing with butter until you have laid down 10 sheets.
- Brush 10th sheet with butter and then sprinkle with 1/4 cup of nut mixture. Top with 2 more sheets of phyllo, brush with butter, sprinkle with 1/4 cup of nut mixture.
- Continue this layering until you have used up all the nut mixture and only have 6 – 8 sheets of phyllo remaing.
- These final 6 – 8 sheets of phyllo will be the top of the baklava. Layer them 2 at a time, brushing with butter between like you did for the bottom layers.
- Be sure to brush the final/top layer really well with butter. This will help the baklava become beautifully golden brown.
- Using a very sharp knife, cut your baklava into squares or diamonds. Be gentle, and be sure to cut them all the way through.
- Bake at 350-degrees for 25 minutes. Rotate your baking dish and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until the baklava is golden brown and crisp.
- While the baklava is baking, make the syrup. Bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil. Allow it to boil until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Reduce the heat, and whisk in the vanilla, honey, and 1 Tbsp of cinnamon. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Once the baklava is out of the oven, immediately pour the hot syrup all over the top.
- Allow the baklava to cool completely and absorb all the syrup before serving.
Keywords: Baklava, Walnuts, Cinnamon, Honey, Dessert, Bar, Phyllo