World Flavors Cookbook

Baklava

Name: Baklava
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: North Macedonia
Ingredients: 500g filo dough, 400g walnuts (ground), 250g butter (melted), 1kg sugar, 500ml water, juice of 1/2 lemon

A rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped walnuts and held together with syrup.

Cuisine: North Macedonia

Ingredients

500g filo dough, 400g walnuts (ground), 250g butter (melted), 1kg sugar, 500ml water, juice of 1/2 lemon

Instructions

1. Brush a baking pan with butter and layer half the filo sheets, brushing each with butter. 2. Spread the walnuts over the sheets. 3. Cover with the remaining filo sheets, continuing to brush with butter. 4. Cut into diamonds before baking. 5. Bake at 180°C (350°F) until golden brown. 6. Prepare a syrup by boiling sugar, water, and lemon juice. 7. Pour cold syrup over hot baklava and let it soak overnight.