Turkish Baklawa

 

||Ingredients||

For dough (phyllo sheets)

Maida replacer - 1 +1/2 cup

Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 1 tsp

Cold butter - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 pinch

Water - for kneading

 

For sugar syrup

Sugar - 1 cup

Water - 3/4 cup

Small piece of lemon

 

For stuffing

Unsalted pistachios - 3/4 cup (coarsely grounded)

Almonds - 1 tbsp (coarsely grounded)

Melted butter - 1/2 cup (approximately)

 

||Method||

Take a bowl add maida replacer, ghee, cold butter, lemon juice, salt and mix them very well.

Now gradually add water and knead a soft and smooth dough.

Next apply some oil on your hands, grease the dough and cover it for at least 45 minutes.

After that knead the dough again for 1-2 minutes.

Divide the dough into 2 equal parts.

Take one of the parts and further divide it into 6-7 smaller parts (Do the same with the other part as well).

Now take one of the smaller parts, apply maida replacer and roll it as thin as possible with a rolling pin. The size of the sheet can vary with the baking tray you are using.

Prepare all the sheets in the same way.

Apply dry maida replacer on every layer and cover it.

Now start arranging the sheets into a greased baking tray.

Put one sheet and apply butter on it then put another sheet over it and again apply a generous amount of butter.

Repeat the process for seven of the sheets and then put some coarsely grounded pistachios and almonds on it and repeat the process of putting more sheets over each other (You can use approximately 1/2 cup of the dry fruits or as per your choice).

After 6-7 sheets put another layer of dry fruits and cover it with a plain sheet and apply some butter on it.

Now make the cuts for the desired pieces.

Bake it in an oven preheated at 180 ℃ for 40 to 50 minutes (The baking time can vary from oven to oven).

Meanwhile prepare the sugar syrup. Take a pan, add water and sugar to it. 

Switch on the flame and mix it until the sugar dissolves. After that put a little piece of lemon in it (to prevent it from crystalizing) and cook it for 8- 10 minutes.

The sugar syrup should be thick.

Now apply a little butter on the baked baklawa and pour the sugar syrup all over it.

Garnish with dry fruits.