Monday, November 30, 2009

Apple Walnut Baklava

Submitted by niclark:

Apple Walnut Baklava (adapted from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baklava/Detail.aspx) 

Ingredients:

  • 1 roll of phyllo dough (usually comes in a box with two rolls; you only need one)
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts
  • 2 large Granny smith apples (or 4-5 small ones)
  • 1 cup butter (if you need the dish to be vegan, use Smart Balance)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • ~1/2 cup brown sugar 

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.  Butter the bottom and sides of a 9X13 inch glass or metal baking dish.
  2. Chop apples into very small pieces and toss with cinnamon and walnuts.  Set aside.
  3. Melt the butter and unroll the phyllo dough.
  4. Place a sheet of phyllo in the bottom of the dish and brush butter onto it.  
  5. Repeat until you’ve used half of the roll of dough.  
  6. Spread the apple/walnut/cinnamon mixture over the dough and pour a little bit of butter over it. 
  7. Finish with the rest of the phyllo dough in the same way you did the first half.
  8. Use a sharp knife to cut diamonds or squares all the way to the bottom of the pan.  Bake for 50-60 minutes (in a SoCo oven it took 60 minutes, turning once halfway through to compensate for uneven heating)
  9. While the baklava is baking, put the apple cider, white sugar, and brown sugar in a pot over medium-high heat and cook until it reaches a syrupy consistency, stirring frequently and watching to be sure it doesn’t boil over.
  10. Remove the baklava from the oven and immediately pour the sauce over it.  Let it cool, then enjoy.

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