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Apple baklava
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Ingredients
- 450g thawed filo pastry
- 225g melted Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
- 2 lemons juiced and zested
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 400g Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced apples
- 235g Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped toasted walnuts
- 250g Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped toasted pistachios
- 300g caster sugar
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 80g honey
- 475ml water
- 1 lemon rind
Method
How to make Apple baklava
1) On a baking tray lined with baking parchment, lay down 1 sheet of filo and brush with Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter . Repeat process with 3 more sheets. Cover remaining sheets with damp tea towel and set aside.
2) To make filling place the lemon juice and zest, honey, cinnamon, apples, and Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped nuts and gently heat for 3 mins, set aside to cool. Spread 1/3 of mixture onto buttered filo stack. Top apple mixture with another stack of buttered filo. Repeat process until mixture and filo is gone (there should be 3 layers). Bake in a preheated 180C/Gas 4 oven for 1 hr.
3) Mix sugar, honey, water and lemon and bring to simmer. Remove lemon rind and pour over baklava. Let soak overnight, cut into squares and serve.
