Baklava: a touch of Greek, Turkish & Lebanese
This startling set of textures, flavours and aromas brings new meaning to that morning espresso. Sweet and crunchy baklava is more than a baked confection – it’s a subtle dessert too.
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Ingredients
- 150g shelled pecans
- 100g almonds
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Half-a-teaspoon ground cloves
- 60g castor sugar
- 10 sheets of frozen phyllo pastry
- 200g butter
- 230g castor sugar
- Zest of a lemon
- 1 cup water
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- 2 whole cloves