Baklava

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Source: Mommy Logan

  • 1 16 oz pkg phyllo leaves
  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 2 cups walnuts, chopped
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tbs lemon juice
  • 1 tbs rose water

Spread butter on 9 X 13 pan, then layer filo leaves one at a time and spread with butter. After 1/2 of the leaves are layered spread on walnuts and sugar. Dribble on butter. Then finish layering leaves. Cut diagonally.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hr then at 450 degrees for 10 minutes longer.

Syrup:
Boil sugar, water and lemon juice until syrup stretches between fingers and doesn't break (about 10 minutes). Add rose water and boil a few minutes longer.


Cool to room temperature and pour over leaves when they come out of oven. Cool to room temperature and re-cut.

Nutritional Information

Servings Per Recipe: 24

4% of calories from protein
34% of calories from carbs
62% of calories from fat

Calories264.75
Total Fat18.49 g
Saturated Fat8.88 g
Polyunsaturated Fat4.77 g
Monounsaturated Fat1.47 g
Omega-30.89 g
Omega-63.88 g
Cholesterol 30.00
Sodium 91.71 mg
Potassium 57.86 mg
Total Carbohydrate 22.78 g
Dietary Fiber 1.02 g
Sugars 11.75 g
Protein 2.83 g
Vitamin A 8 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 1 %
Iron 5 %
Vitamin D 0 %
Vitamin E 0 %
Vitamin K 1 %
Thiamin 9 %
Riboflavin 5 %
Niacin 4 %
Vitamin B6 3 %
Folate 7 %
Vitamin B12 0 %
Biotin 0 %
Pantothenic Acid 1 %
Phosphorus 5 %
Iodine 0 %
Magnesium 5 %
Zinc 3 %
Selenium 7 %
Copper 9 %
Manganese 21 %
Chromium 0 %
Molybdenum 0 %
Chloride 0 %