Baklava is a traditional Turkish dessert that is also popular in the Balkans, thanks to the fact that better part of Balkan was part of Ottoman empire for almost 5 centuries. During this long period of time, cultures have intertwined and baklava is one of these transfers-and it is very popular in both of these worlds until the present time.
Ingredients:
1 package baklava pastry (thin sheets of pastry, approximately 15 sheets)
1/2 kilo apples, grated
1/2 nuts, grounded
1/2 kg sugar
cinnamon, 1 lemon, raisins
sun seed oil
Syrup:
1/2 liter water
1/2 kilo sugar
1 lemon-juice
Saute apples with 300 grams sugar, 1 spoon cinnamon and lemon juice for approximately 10 minutes.
Place 2 sheets of pastry on a greased casserole. Sprinkle with oil, then cover with thin layer of apples. Place another two sheets of pastry and sprinkle with nuts. Sprinkle sugar and raisins over nuts, and cover with another two sheets of pastry. Then continue in the same order until you use all the ingredients. You will finish with sheets of pastry, which you will also sprinkle with oil. Use a sharp knife to cut baklava in small squares, and then put it in the oven heated on 180 degrees Celsius. Bake until golden brown.
Syrup: Bring all the ingredients to boil. Let it boil on low heat until all the sugar dissolves. Pour immediately over baked baklava and let it cool over night. Bon appetite!
Ingredients:
1 package baklava pastry (thin sheets of pastry, approximately 15 sheets)
1/2 kilo apples, grated
1/2 nuts, grounded
1/2 kg sugar
cinnamon, 1 lemon, raisins
sun seed oil
Syrup:
1/2 liter water
1/2 kilo sugar
1 lemon-juice
Saute apples with 300 grams sugar, 1 spoon cinnamon and lemon juice for approximately 10 minutes.
Syrup: Bring all the ingredients to boil. Let it boil on low heat until all the sugar dissolves. Pour immediately over baked baklava and let it cool over night. Bon appetite!
