Nutty Filo Diamonds
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
50 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
- Ingredients
- 9 ozs pre-made phyllo pastry (filo)
- 1 cup Walnut
- ½ cup almonds
- ½ cup Pistachio (shelled)
- 1 egg white
- 2 Tbsps honey
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp Rose water
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Skillet, 1 Cutting board, 1 Large knife, 1 Small knife, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Slotted spatula, 1 Salad spinner, 1 Sieve
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 220°C (200° fan) 425F, gas 7.
2.
Carefully separate the pastry sheets. Cut each sheet to the pan size and cover with a damp cloth.
3.
Chop the walnuts and almonds finely in the blender. Chop the pistachios roughly.
4.
Beat the egg white until stiff. Fold in the honey, nuts, cinnamon and rose water. Butter the pan and line with alternate layers of pastry sheets and nut mixture, brushing each pastry sheet with melted butter. Finish with 2-3 pastry sheets.
5.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, bring the sugar to a boil with 125 ml water. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat, let cool slightly and stir in the lemon juice.
6.
Take the baklava out of the oven. While it is still hot, pour the syrup over gradually. Let cool.
7.
To serve: take out of the pan and cut into diamond shapes.
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