Baklava recipe, no honey or butter in this wonderful recipe.

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Hi Melissa & Amamda,

This is a good one also. The rose water adds a little extra flavor so if you

can find it do give it a try. Enjoy, Donna

 

Melissa Hill <assilembob wrote:

This does sound wonderous. I have always wanted to try

Baklava, but there's always that pesky butter...

 

~Mel

--- Amanda Crawford Beckwith <lovethecold

wrote:

 

>

> Just wanted to say that I made a very similar recipe

> a few weeks ago,

> and the folks at my office just gobbled it up!! I

> did not use any

> rose water in mine. So yummy!

>

>

> ,

> GeminiDragon

> <thelilacflower> wrote:

> > Baklava (the no butter or honey version)

> >

> > Syrup

> > ~~~~~~~~~

> > 1 cup water

> > 1 cup sugar

> > 2 tablespoons of rose water (in specialty

> stores and some

> markets. Usually by the area where they sell

> tahini.)

> > ~~~~~~~~~

> > 1 lb. phyllo dough thawed out and cut to make

> sheets 9 X 13

> > 1 cup melted canola margarine.

> >

> > Filling

> > ~~~~~~~~~

> > 1 cup finely chopped walnuts

> > 1 cup finely chopped pistachios

> > 1/2 cup sugar

> > 2 tablespoons rose water or lemon juice.

> >

> > The syrup..........Boil water and sugar for 2

> minutes. Add rose

> water, stir. Cool and refrigerate while you prepare

> filling.

> >

> > The filling...........Grind nuts, sugar and rose

> water or lemon

> juice together in a food processor or blender until

> it forms a pasty

> consistency.

> >

> > To assemble........ Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

> > Brush a 9 X 13 pan with melted canola margarine.

> Place a sheet of

> phyllo in the pan, brush with margarine and continue

> this until you

> have used half the phyllo. Sprinkle the nut filling

> evenly over the

> top. Layer the rest of the phyllo and margarine in

> layers ending

> with the top layer brushed with margarine.

> > Cut 1 inch strips to the bottom of the pan, and

> then cut on the

> diagonal to make diamond shapes. Bake for 25-30

> minutes and then

> reduce the heat to 300 degrees and bake for another

> 10 minutes.

> Recut the pieces you have already cut, then pour the

> syrup over the

> top. The syrup will absorb into the pastry. Let

> cool and set at

> room temperature for a few hours before serving.

> >

> >

> >

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The smell of the rose water is the main part of the experience of

eating baklava.

 

, GeminiDragon

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> Hi Melissa & Amamda,

> This is a good one also. The rose water adds a little extra

flavor so if you can find it do give it a try. Enjoy, Donna

>

> Melissa Hill <assilembob> wrote:

> This does sound wonderous. I have always wanted to try

> Baklava, but there's always that pesky butter...

>

> ~Mel

> --- Amanda Crawford Beckwith <lovethecold@h...>

> wrote:

>

> >

> > Just wanted to say that I made a very similar recipe

> > a few weeks ago,

> > and the folks at my office just gobbled it up!! I

> > did not use any

> > rose water in mine. So yummy!

> >

> >

> > ,

> > GeminiDragon

> > <thelilacflower> wrote:

> > > Baklava (the no butter or honey version)

> > >

> > > Syrup

> > > ~~~~~~~~~

> > > 1 cup water

> > > 1 cup sugar

> > > 2 tablespoons of rose water (in specialty

> > stores and some

> > markets. Usually by the area where they sell

> > tahini.)

> > > ~~~~~~~~~

> > > 1 lb. phyllo dough thawed out and cut to make

> > sheets 9 X 13

> > > 1 cup melted canola margarine.

> > >

> > > Filling

> > > ~~~~~~~~~

> > > 1 cup finely chopped walnuts

> > > 1 cup finely chopped pistachios

> > > 1/2 cup sugar

> > > 2 tablespoons rose water or lemon juice.

> > >

> > > The syrup..........Boil water and sugar for 2

> > minutes. Add rose

> > water, stir. Cool and refrigerate while you prepare

> > filling.

> > >

> > > The filling...........Grind nuts, sugar and rose

> > water or lemon

> > juice together in a food processor or blender until

> > it forms a pasty

> > consistency.

> > >

> > > To assemble........ Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

> > > Brush a 9 X 13 pan with melted canola margarine.

> > Place a sheet of

> > phyllo in the pan, brush with margarine and continue

> > this until you

> > have used half the phyllo. Sprinkle the nut filling

> > evenly over the

> > top. Layer the rest of the phyllo and margarine in

> > layers ending

> > with the top layer brushed with margarine.

> > > Cut 1 inch strips to the bottom of the pan, and

> > then cut on the

> > diagonal to make diamond shapes. Bake for 25-30

> > minutes and then

> > reduce the heat to 300 degrees and bake for another

> > 10 minutes.

> > Recut the pieces you have already cut, then pour the

> > syrup over the

> > top. The syrup will absorb into the pastry. Let

> > cool and set at

> > room temperature for a few hours before serving.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > " A smile is a curve that sets all things

> > straight. "

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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