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Deconstructed Apple baklava

  • Author: Charmian Christie
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Yield: Serves 12 1x
  • Category: Dessert

Description

A rustic version of traditional Greek baklava. This is going to become a favourite “go to” recipe guaranteed! Thanks to the unflappable backcountry chef Marianne Abraham, for reinventing this recipe that we loved from our movie catering days. Serves 12


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Ingredients

Baklava

  • 1 package phyllo dough, frozen
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup pistachios, chopped finely
  • 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped finely
  • 1 cup whole almonds, toasted and chopped finely
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 medium-size tart apples, peeled and chopped finely

Syrup

  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 orange, juice and zest of
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

Baklava

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  3. Remove plastic wrap from phyllo and let thaw on counter until you can unroll it.
  4. Unroll and remove inner plastic separator sheet. Reroll phyllo.
  5. Cut phyllo roll into 3/4-inch pieces.
  6. Transfer phyllo pieces to large bowl, tossing with the melted butter until well coated and ribbon like.
  7. Place half of the phyllo ribbons into the baking pan. Press firmly until it is fairly compact.
  8. Mix chopped nuts, sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, salt and chopped apples and spread over base layer.
  9. Cover loosely with the other half of the phyllo ribbons.
  10. Bake for 25 minutes until phyllo is golden brown. Make the syrup while the baklava is baking.

Syrup

  1. Mixed together all syrup ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a low boil.
  2. Whisk constantly while on the low boil for 10 minutes.
  3. Remove baklava from oven and immediately pour hot syrup over the hot baklava.
  4. Serve slightly warm with your favourite vanilla ice cream.