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Baklava is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Baklava is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baklava using 20 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baklava:

1. Get For dough
2. Prepare 1 Egg
3. Make ready 1/2 cup vegetable oil
4. Get 1 cup milk- water mixture
5. Take 4 cup All-purpose flour(maida)
6. Make ready 2 +1/2 Tsp Baking powder
7. Prepare 1 pinch Salt
8. Take 2 cup Butter
9. Take 2 Tbsp Corn starch
10. Get For Honey Syrup
11. Prepare 1 Cup sugar
12. Get 3/4 cup water
13. Take 1/2 cup honey
14. Prepare 4 cloves
15. Get 1/4 Tsp Vanilla essence
16. Get 2 Tbsp lemon juice
17. Take For filling
18. Prepare 1 cups Walnuts (crushed)
19. Get 1 cup Pistachio (crushed)
20. Take 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder

Using a sharp knife, cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the dish. Make sauce while baklava is baking: Boil sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Chateaudemed Mediterranean delicacies, freshly baked baklava sweets, authentic Turkish delight, Medjool dates, roasted nuts, organic olive oil soap from Nablus. Free UK Delivery on some products.

Instructions to make Baklava:

1. In a large bowl add flour, vegetable oil, egg, salt, baking powder and knead a smooth dough with water and milk mixture. And rest it for 15 minutes.
2. Divide dough in 4 portions and make balls of each portion and further divide it into 5 balls.
3. Cover with plastic wrap or damp cloth preventing it from drying out.
4. Mix cornstarch and flour together in a bowl. - Dust the workplace with cornstarch mix and the roll the ball into circle. And set aside.
5. Stack them on each other and dust each layer with cornstarch mix so they don’t stick together.
6. Now gently roll all five layers together until they’re paper thin for about 10-12 inches in diameter.
7. Directions For Honey Syrup
8. In a pan heat water, add sugar, honey, cloves, lemon and mix well.
9. Boil on medium heat until sugar is dissolved and stir continuously.
10. Remove from heat and let it cool.
11. Directions for Baklava
12. In a bowl mix walnut, pistachio and cinnamon powder well.
13. In a baking pan place 10 dough sheets on one another and butter each sheet well.
14. Add a layer of crushed nuts, cover it with five more dough sheet and sprinkle crushed nuts on each sheet.
15. Now cut it into diagonal shape before baking. - Bake at 160 degree for 1 hour or until the top gets golden.
16. Remove from oven and immediately pour cooled honey syrup evenly over the hot baklava.
17. Let it settle for 4 to 6 hours and serve.

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