Baklava with pistachios
Baklava with pistachios

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Baklava with pistachios is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Baklava with pistachios is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baklava with pistachios using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Baklava with pistachios:
  1. Prepare 40 sheets filo pastry
  2. Make ready 500 g butter, I use the one in the glass jar
  3. Take 300 g pistachios (from Aegina)
  4. Get Ingredients for the syrup
  5. Get 650 g sugar
  6. Make ready 400 g water
  7. Take 80 g glucose syrup

As for everyone else…enjoy the ride! This year I'm showering the Holy […] One of the most coveted baklavas of them all is pistachio baklava made with bright green, raw pistachio nuts. If you wish, you can substitute the pistachios with ground walnuts or hazelnuts for a more economical version of this recipe. Go ahead and experiment with different nuts to give you different flavors.

Instructions to make Baklava with pistachios:
  1. Melt the butter but don't let it brown.
  2. Blend the pistachios in the blender into powder (if they are coarsely blended the baklava filo sheets will not stick together).
  3. Line an oblog baking tray of 30x45 cm with butter (you can use a baking tray in the dimensions that you have just make sure that it is relatively large) and spread out half the filo sheets brushing each one with butter.
  4. Spread out the pistachios all over the baking tray and cover with the 20 remaining filo sheets brushing one by one with butter.
  5. Place the baking tray into the fridge to cool so you can cut the pieces.
  6. Cut into small square pieces, sprinkle with a little water so that they don't lift up while baking and bake in a very slow oven at 130-140οC for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  7. Remove from the oven and pour the syrup over it, hot.
  8. To make the syrup, boil the sugar, water and glucose syrup for 3 minutes (count 3 minutes from the moment it starts to boil).

Baklava is layers of ground nuts and phyllo dough drizzled with a spiced honey syrup after it's done baking. This stuff is sweet but not too sweet, the syrup is perfectly flavored with lemon, honey and cinnamon. Traditionally, walnuts are used but I used pecans. You can also use almonds or pistachios, or even a combination of nuts. The nuts used mainly in the traditional Greek Baklava recipe are walnuts.

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