FOOD DIARIES Act 4 - BAKLAVA - EASY AND QUICK

Hello Steemians world! Hello Food Lovers!

Welcome to the 4th Act of FOOD DIARIES!

Today i will be showing you a very quick and easy recipe of a famous Moroccan sweet and world famous

BAKLAVA

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Baklava is a rich and sweet dessert made of layers of phyllo leaves with chopped nuts. Then it is sweetened and held together with honey.

It is a characteristic of the cuisines of the Levant, the Caucasus, Balkans, Maghreb, and of Central and West Asia.

As my wife is Moroccan, I got the opportunity to taste the real traditional one! She also used some KUNAFA dough along with phyllo.

I hope you guys will enjoy the recipe and try it at your place!

If you have any questions, please do let me know!

LET'S GET STARTED

So basically for this one there is no recipe as such! You will need same quantity of chopped roasted pistachio and roasted cashew, honey , melted butter and cinnamon powder for the filling.

Add butter, cinnamon powder and honey to the chopped nuts to the a wet and sticky nuts filling - see small ball in picture

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After that you will need Phyllo leaves , Kunafa dough and melted butter.

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Take 2 phyllo leaves, brush with butter and stick them together. Add more butter like below.

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Take a long stick (like wooden skewer) and roll it with plastic film. It must be longer than the phyllo leaves. You will use it for rolling the BAKLAVA later on.

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Put the plastified stick on the buttered phyllo leaves and turn over to cover the stick as shown below.

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Place the nuts mixture in a line on the phyllo leaves.

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Here is a closer shot for you to understand it better.

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With the help of the stick, roll firmly to get something like that.

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Here is a better view for you!!!

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Next push firmly on the roll with your hands and make it crumble!

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You will get this result!

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Take out the stick with precaution and put the roll on the baking tray! Cut it right away in the desired size before cooking.

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Apply some more butter and it will look like this.

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This is what we did with the kunafa dough! Lay the dough on a plate and apply melted butter.

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Roll the dough on a wooden stick to give it a nice form.

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Take it out from the wooden stick and press to get nice bird nest like form! Stuff it with the nuts mixture above.

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Put on the baking tray and cook for 20 minutes at 170 degrees till golden and crispy.

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It will be like this after cooking. You can add further chopped nuts and honey on top! Chill and serve!

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Shame that i could not find the final photo of the kunafa, but i will update once i have it!

Try it at home and i am sure you will just love it!

You are a Foodie too? Check out the previous Acts of FOOD DIARIES :

https://steemit.com/food/@progressivechef/food-diaries-act-3-gazelle-horns

https://steemit.com/minnowtowhale/@progressivechef/food-diaries-act-2-moroccan-style-beef-skewer

https://steemit.com/food/@progressivechef/food-diaries-act-1-chicken-tajines-with-market-vegetables

Kindly upvote, comment and resteem for more very soon!

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Culinary yours

@progressivechef

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oooooh yeah, i LOVE baklava, didnt know it was so simple!! thanks for the authentic methodology, keep em coming please!! any falafel tips? please notify me ;)

Thanks for the nice comments dear! Yes it is so simple to do, just get the best ingredients to do it.
Stay tuned, many more to come.

thank you for the walk through
I love baklava but only when its not too sweet
I've tasted one that is perfectly made - mild cause the person used crombach instead - apple jam
I wanted to know how they make that but never had a chance
Thank you for the walk through!
resteemed! :)

Thanks a lot for your nice comments dear @englishchrivy ! You are right about the sweetness, I too don't like it too sweet! Sometimes when it's too sweet, I just can't eat them!

Very easy to make and many ways to make it dear!

Thanks for the crombach, new discovery for me, how does it taste like?

That's making me hungry! #teamusa!

Glad to hear that dear! Thank you!

Looks mouthwatering !

It really was very delicious dear! Super crispy and sweet!

I'll shoutout your post :)

Keep it up!

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Hey Chef, most of the times, the Baklava that I buy from Armenian bakeries are super sweet. Is it just a matter of toning down on the honey? I don't want it to taste like dry biscuits but also don't want it to melt my teeth.

Now you got the recipe dear, better you make it yourself as you can dose the honey as per taste!
In many commercial ones, they put more syrup instead of honey, that's why!

WOW! Thank you for sharing - I have always loved a good baklava and now - thanks to you - I might be able to try my hand at making some! Thank you! :)

You are the most welcome dear! Try it and do let me know the outcome!
Stay tuned for more simple and easy recipe to come!

This have always been one of my favorite desserts. I used to live around a lot of greeks so I ate it a lot. So good. Is it bad that sometimes I just want to heat up some phyllo leaves and eat them alone!? So tasty!
My mouth is watering now but I need to go to bed..you're posts always do this to me ;) looks so good man

Hahaha! You must call it 'nude baklava' then!!! have a good night man, here it is nearly noon!!!