Merry Christmas! I wish you all the best, have fun, enjoy the company of your loved ones and feel the joy!!
Today I have a traditional dessert from my hometown Xanthi - Greece. It's a baklava with sesame seeds and dried figs. Baklava is the most easy dessert to make, so don't be afraid, get the ingredients and serve a succulent dessert.
Ingredients
For the syrup
1 1 / 2 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 / 2 cup honey
The peel from one lemon
1 cinnamon stick
Juice from 1 / 4 lemon
For the pie
1 pack phyllo pastry (500 gr)
250 g melted butter
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup roasted sesame seeds
5-6 dried figs, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped pistachios for serving
Directions
Using a saucepan, combine all the ingredients of the syrup and simmer for 15 minutes. Skim any foams that rise to the surface. Let the syrup to cold.
Thaw phyllo pastry according to package directions. Keep pastry covered with clean damp dish towel to keep it from drying out.
Place 1/3 of pastry sheets in a greased baking pan, one by one, brushing each sheet all over with melted butter.
Combine walnuts, sesame seeds, figs, cinnamon, clove and sugar in a bowl.
Sprinkle the sheets and place the other 1/3 of sheets (don't forget to brush each one with butter).
Sprinkle some filling again and continue with the last 1/3 of sheets. Bake at 350° until brown and crisp, about 30 to 35 minutes.
When the pie is ready and hot, pour the cold syrup into the pan and let the pie absorb all of the syrup (2 hours)
Serve with chopped pistachios on top.
Enjoy the Holidays!
happy holidays
ReplyDeletebaklava looks wonderful
Happy Holidays Eri! All the best for the New Year!
ReplyDeleteHi Eri == this looks amazing. I've made baklava before but only with walnuts - the figs and sesame seeds bring it to another level.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, my friend - hope you have a terrific time with your family.
That is some mighty good looking baklava,
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
I only tried baklava once when a Jordanian friend of mine let me taste it, and oh boy it tasted divine. since then I haven't tried it again because I don't know where to buy it. Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteI only tried baklava once when a Jordanian friend of mine let me taste it, and oh boy it tasted divine. since then I haven't tried it again because I don't know where to buy it. Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteLoving your blog! I love Greek food, and baklava in particular!
ReplyDeleteMy husband likes to make baklava. The sesame and figs must really add to the flavor. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays! I love baklava!
ReplyDeleteYum Eri! I've been tied up with my family so haven't had much of a chance to be on my computer but this looks amazing! I love baklava and will love having an authentic recipe!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year,Eri!All the best,lots of health and happiness to you and your family!I LOVE your baklava version,I've never had it before!XOXO
ReplyDeleteGreat post.Thanks for sharing such a useful information with us.
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