Baklava Recipe

by Baqlava London

February 11, 2021

Are you one of those big fans of Turkish Baklava? Do you sigh whenever you crave for it because you don’t know how to make it at home? Don’t worry!
In Gaziantep Turkey, nobody makes baklava at home because you have to be a master to make the best dough and spend a full of day to prepare it.
In order to make the best baklava you have to get the best ingredients and wood fire oven
If you are not making phyllo sheets from scratch, it is really so easy to make baklava using packaged phyllo. What makes it a challenge for most people is the duration of preparing the layers of baklava in baking pan.
Layers of super thin and flaky buttered phyllo sheets are filled with pistachio and sweetened with baklava syrup to make the best Turkish Baklava. Make it at home with this baklava recipe and enjoy a whole pan with your beloved ones.

What Is Baklava Made With?

Although it is a very special Turkish pastry that everyone craves for, it doesn't require anything fancy. Baklava is made with very simple ingredients:

Phyllo sheets (special to baklava)
Melted ghee butter
Walnuts or Pistachio
Beetroot Sugar
Water
Lemon juice of a quarter wedge

This easy baklava recipe has 6 easy parts:

First, make the syrup with water, sugar and a slice of lemon juice. Let it cool until you prepare and bake your baklava.

Second, trim the phyllo sheets to fit your baking pan.

Third, place the phyllo sheets in the pan, brushing each with melted butter. Sprinkle pistachio after every 5 phyllo sheets. You don’t need to butter the phyllo on which you spread pistachio .

The order is as follows:

4 buttered phyllo sheets, 1 phyllo sheet with no butter, ½ cup pistachio (makes 5 phyllo sheets, 1 layer pistachio)

4 buttered phyllo sheets, 1 phyllo sheet with no butter, ½ cup pistachio (makes 5 phyllo sheets, 1 layer walnuts)

5 buttered phyllo sheets. Butter the top.

In total, we have 25 phyllo sheets with 4 layers of pistachio

Fourth, brush the top with melted butter, cut it and bake until golden.

Finally, pour cooled syrup over hot baklava and let it sit until it absorbs the syrup, at least 4-5 hours.

How To Cut Baklava

Traditionally baklava is cut in diamond shapes. It might be a big deal if you have never tried it before, but it is not as hard as you think.

First, cut the raw baklava into vertical strips. Use a sharp knife for this and cut it all the way to the bottom of the pan so that the syrup spreads evenly. Then cut it diagonally to make that diamond shape.