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Turkish Baklava
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Turkish Baklava

8 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

177
Calories
1g
Protein
14g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Strudel dough,
  • butter for greasing the pan;
  • Filling:
  • 14 oz/400 g ground walnuts,
  • 10 oz/300 g sugar,
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinammon,
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter;
  • Medium thick syrup from 10 oz/300 g sugar

Directions

1

Mix the ground walnuts with the sugar and cinammon.

2

Out of the strudel dough, cut pieces the size of the baking pan.

3

Grease the pan with butter and place three sheets one on top of the other, sprinkle with some melted butter, place three more sheets, sprinkle with butter, place three more sheets and sprinkle with butter.

4

Place the 1/2 inch thick filling over these nine sheets.

5

On top of the filling, place another nine sheets, greased the same way.

6

Grease the last sheet well and then, with a very sharp knife, cut into squares.

7

Set in the oven to bake.

8

When almost done, pour the syrup over it and bake until golden brown.

9

Remove each square and arrange on a platter.

10

Category:Romanian Recipes

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Category:Romanian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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