Recipe: Yummy Baklava

Baklava.

You can have Baklava using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baklava

1. It's 16 of Phyllo Sheets.
2. Prepare 1 cup of Chopped Mixed Nuts of your choice (pistachio, almonds & cashew).
3. You need 100 grams of Butter.
4. Prepare of For the Sugar syrup (to pour on top).
5. You need 1/4 cup of Sugar.
6. Prepare 5 tbsp of water.
7. You need 1 inch of cinnamon stick.
8. You need 4-5 of whole cardamom.
9. You need 1 of lime (To prevent crystallisation).

Baklava instructions

1. Melt the butter on low flame..
2. Take one phyllo sheet & generously spread some butter on it, sprinkle some nuts, place one more phyllo sheet on it, brush it once again with some butter & sprinkle nuts..
3. Roll it up using a chopstick or any thin stick. Pull it together to create beautiful creases. Make 7 to 8 of these or more depending the size of your tray. Cut it as desired..
4. Place this in a baking tray & bake this on a pre heated oven at 180 degrees C for 25 to 30 mins or until it is golden..
5. Remove it from the oven & while it is still hot, pour some sugar syrup on it..
6. For making the sugar syrup, simply bring all the ingredients to a boil and let it cook down. Don’t over cook it else it will crystallise..
7. Let it soak for 3 hours and then serve or you can store in an air tight container for upto a week..