Ingredients

• 10-12 - sheets of filo dough
• 1 cup - grounded walnuts
• 1 cup - grounded pistachios
• 1/4 cup - melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• For the syrup:
• 1 cup - water
• 1 cup - sugar
• 1/4 cup - honey
• 1 tbsp - lemon juice
• 1 tsp - rose essence
• 1/2 stick of cinnamon

How to Make Turkish Baklawa

• Preheat the oven at 180 degree C.
• Brush butter in a baking pan.
• Mix grounded nuts and sugar.
• Take 4 filo sheets, crumble them lightly with hands and place them over the greased baking pan.
• Brush butter on top and spread another 3 sheets over the crumbled sheets applying butter between.
• Apply butter on the top layer and evenly spread the grounded nuts and sugar mix.
• Cut the layers carefully with a knife into squares or triangles.
• Bake it in the preheated oven for 35-40 mins.
• To prepare the sugar syrup:
• Boil water and add sugar and cinnamon.
• Simmer on medium for next 10 mins.
• Add honey and simmer for another 5 mins.
• Finally add lemon juice and rose essence and simmer for 1 more minute.
• Serve Bake baklava with syrup on top.
• Recipe Courtesy: UK Rasoi