Baklava: a Sweet from the East with Layers, Honey, and Lemon Fragrance
Baklava is a timeless Middle Eastern dessert that captures the essence of tradition and patience. Delicate layers of handmade pastry are brushed with butter, filled with crushed walnuts, and baked until golden, then soaked in a fragrant lemon syrup. The result is a perfectly balanced treat—crisp on the outside, soft and syrupy within. A dessert to savor slowly, one bite at a time.
Traditional
Dessert
Middle Eastern
Vegetarian
Baklava
Baklava is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made of thin pastry layers, butter, and walnuts, covered with a fragrant lemon syrup. A symbol of hospitality and sweet indulgence.
Ingredients
- Flour 250 g
- Eggs 2
- Salt 1 tsp
- Water 1 espresso cup
- Potato starch as needed
- Melted butter 1 cup
- Chopped walnuts 1 cup
- Sugar 750 g
- Lemon 1 (juice)
- Olive oil 1 tsp
Tools
- Mixing bowl
- Rolling pin
- Round baking pan
- Saucepan
- Wooden spoon
- Sharp knife
Instructions
- Mix flour, eggs, salt, and water until smooth.
- Form a ball, cover with a damp cloth, and let rest.
- Divide into 8–10 pieces, roll out each into thin disks using starch.
- Butter a round pan and layer pastry and melted butter until halfway.
- Add a layer of walnuts, then continue alternating pastry and butter.
- Bake at medium heat (180°C / 350°F) for 1 hour.
- Prepare syrup with sugar, water, and lemon juice; boil 2 minutes and cool.
- Pour cooled syrup over hot baklava.
- Cut into diamonds or triangles and serve at room temperature.
Nutritional values (per serving)
Calories
390 kcal
390 kcal
Fat
18 g
18 g
Carbohydrates
52 g
52 g
Protein
6 g
6 g
Sugar
35 g
35 g
Fiber
2 g
2 g
Sodium
95 mg
95 mg
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