How To Make Turkish Baklava

Are you a big fan of Turkish Baklava? It is easier to make at home than you think!

We need: Melted butter Phyllo sheets Walnuts Water A lemon slice Sugar

Make the syrup with water, sugar and a slice of lemon. Let it cool until you prepare and bake your baklava.

Trim the phyllo sheets to fit your baking pan. We use 25 filo in total.

Place one phyllo sheet in the pan and brush it with melted butter. Place the second phyllo over it and butter it too. Repeat this until you have 5 sheets in total.

Spread ½ cup walnuts over the 5th sheet evenly.

Place 5 phyllo sheets on the walnuts, brushing each with melted butter. Sprinkle walnuts on the 5th.

Repeat with another 5 phyllo sheets and walnuts on the 5th. Repeat with another 5 phyllo sheets and walnuts on the 5th. In total, you will have 25 phyllo sheets and 4 layers of walnuts (between each 5 phyllo sheets).

Make sure you butter the top as well.

Using a sharp knife, cut the raw baklava into vertical strips...

and then cut diagonally. Make sure you cut it all the way to the bottom of the pan. Bake it at 350F for 30 minutes or until tops are golden.

Remove it from oven and using a ladle, pour cooled syrup over hot baklava. Let it sit uncovered for 4-5 hours so that the syrup spreads well into the layers.

Garnish with pistachios and serve.

Pair it with Turkish coffee.

or with Turkish tea!