I am obsessed with them. I have now made over twenty and I can't stop. They are what I do before I have my morning coffee. What's really sad is that I tend to name them after Battlestar Galactica characters which is another obsession of mine......and GLITTER. I love it. I kinda just discovered it. I cover wooden beads in glue and glitter. Shiny!!
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I call her Boomer |
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This is Athena |
In between all that spider making, I was able to pop off a few batches of Baklava, which is really why you are here. But if you are a Battlestar Galactica fan, you know the spiders will be back, as there are many copies!
Picture quality is a little fuzzy. I used my phone as I didn't want to get butter all over my camera.
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Box of phyllo pastry, 1 cup butter melted |
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3/4 cup chopped pecans as I didn't have pistachios. |
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Unroll your pastry. |
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Brush butter over the entire sheet.. |
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Sprinkle nuts on top |
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Go the the hardware store and buy a 2 foot piece of 1/2 inch dowel |
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Roll your first sheet around the dowel, nuts and all! |
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Butter up a second piece, and roll it over your first...NO NUTS this time! |
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Push the two ends in to form an accordion like tube |
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Push pastry off the dowel into a pan and repeat process until your sheets are gone.
Generously brush the remaining butter over your pastry and slip into a preheated 350 degree oven |
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Bake for 45 to 50 minutes |
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This step can be done while your baklava is baking. Mix 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup honey, and 1 TBSP lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for a few minutes, making sure sugar is dissolved. Turn down heat and simmer for 20 minutes. |
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Cut your baklava while still in the pan, into bite size pieces, maybe 1 1/2 to 2 inches long. Pour syrup over each piece of baklava and let sit for at least an hour. The pastry will absorb most of this honey mixture. You can sprinkle nuts over the top of these honey soaked delights. I forgot to, but I usually do! |
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ENJOY!! |
Cheers!!
Baklava??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW??? I LOVE THIS STUFF!!
ReplyDeleteJust like you can't stop making spiders... I can't stop eating baklava. I've actually never made it, what an interesting method. It is one of my faves. Those toasted pecans and flaky layers, mmmmm!! Your newest school, pack, flock??? ... of spiders... are soooo cute! I can't blame you one bit for being obsessed!
ReplyDeleteI've never made baklava but it is my favourite food on earth! I had some yesterday...for breakfast lol you make it look easy I really want to make some :)
ReplyDeleteWhere do I begin? Okay, we'll start with BSG. I've watched the series start-to-finish no fewer than 10 times. I've logged many treadmill hours watching Boomer discover she's a cylon and having a major girl-crush on #6. And my hubby loves baklava...I've made it several times, but I LOVE this dowel rod idea! Now Ima gonna hafta try it. Although I must say that when I butter my sheets, they stick to my hands like scotch tape on a kitty's paw. Very frustrating.
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Nothin' but the rain...
Well frak me.
Happy Wednesday!!!
-andi
Oven ever made this before either, but as soon as I get if the ipad and on my laptop I am so pinning this! And putting off my weightless resolution a little passed the new year lol
ReplyDeleteBaklava are so yummy. I've never tried to bake some, though, but I'm quite good at eating them!
ReplyDeleteI love that you are just "whipping up" some baklava in between spider making! I had no idea how baklava was made. I have yet to mess around with puff pastry, but you make it look pretty easy! (And yummy!)
ReplyDeleteWow I never thought of making my own Baklava - looks yummy and delicious!! (and dangerous as I would probably make it way to often)
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