World Flavors Cookbook

Baklawa (Libyan Style)

Name: Baklawa (Libyan Style)
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Libya
Ingredients: Phyllo pastry sheets 2 cups ground walnuts or pistachios Melted butter Honey, lemon, and orange blossom water for syrup

Layered phyllo pastry filled with ground nuts and drenched in a spiced honey syrup.

Cuisine: Libya

Ingredients

Phyllo pastry sheets 2 cups ground walnuts or pistachios Melted butter Honey, lemon, and orange blossom water for syrup

Instructions

Layer phyllo sheets in a tray, brushing each with butter. Add a thick layer of ground nuts. Top with more phyllo layers. Cut into diamonds and bake until crispy. Pour cold syrup over the hot pastry.