This Eid al-Adha, bring the taste of Turkey home with Baklava

Eid al-Adha celebrations are incomplete without some sweet goodness. Up your dessert game this Eid with this Turkish sweet - Baklava.

Impress your family members and guests with this dessert recipe, specially curated by Swasti Aggarwal, Food Strategist at Foodhall - Future Group's lifestyle food superstore.

BAKLAVA


Ingredients:
Phyllo dough (16-ounce package): 1
Mixed nuts, chopped: 2 kg
Butter: 1 cup
Cinnamon, ground: 1 tsp
Water: 1 cup
Sugar: 1 cup
Vanilla essence: 1 tsp
Honey: ½ cup

Method:
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9×13 inch pan
- Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside
- Unroll phyllo dough. Cut the entire stack in half to fit the pan
- Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work
- Lace two sheets of dough in a pan, butter it thoroughly
- Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 2 – 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top
- Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go on. The top layer should be about 6 – 8 sheets deep
- Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts
- Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp
- While the baklava is baking, prepare the sauce. Boil sugar and water until the sugar is melted. Add vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes
- Remove the baklava from the oven and immediately pour the sauce over it. Let it cool
- Leave it uncovered or it might get soggy if it is wrapped up