In Turkish language we use the word “baklava” to mean the diamond shape, as the dessert baklava is cut in diamond shape. Anyway, baklava is one of the most famous Turkish desserts. I am going to try to give a simple recipe of making baklava .Here you can find more information about this wonderful recipe : Wikipedia

Ingredients:

3 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup sunflower oil
1 pack of baking powder
1/2 tablepoon vinegar
a pinch of salt
flour
crushed hazel nuts
200 gram butter
starch

Syrup:

4 cups sugar
5 cups water
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

To prepare baklava dough, place milk, sunflower oil, vinegar, baking powder, eggs in a large bowl. Adding enough flour make baklava dough which is not too soft nor too stiff. Knead well and divide the dough into 30 equal parts (photo 1). Make sure all the pieces are same. Then, roll out all the pieces by using a rolling pin. The diameter of all pieces should be approximately 20 cm. Don’t forget to sprinkle with starch between two layers of dough (photos2 and 3). After 10 pieces are ready and placed in layers, roll out all the layers together using a rolling pin (photo 4). The size of the sheets should be the same as the size of the circular baking tin. Brush the inside of baking tin with butter. Then lay down these 10 sheets, Spread crushed hazel nuts. Repeat the same directions and finish second and third blocks of sheets. After you finish all these three layers, you can cut your baklava as you like. Finally melt butter and pour on baklava equally. Preheat the oven to 180 C and bake baklava until golden. Then take baklava out and wait until it is cold.
With a tablespoon pour hot syrup completely. Let it rest for a few hours before serving. Make sure all the syrup is absorbed.

Syrup: To prepare the Baklava syrup place the water and sugar in a medium sized pot. First bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes.Add lemon juice, simmer for 15 minutes and turn the heat off.

Note: Don’t forget to pour hot syrup on cold baklava!

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