Dessert📍 DobrogeaMedium🥗 Vegetarian🐟 Pescatarian🌾 Gluten-free💪 High-protein🥦 Clean eating

Baklava

Name: Baklava
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 1 pack phyllo pastry (400 g); 300 g ground walnuts; 200 g sugar (for filling); 1 tsp cinnamon (optional); 200 g melted butter; 500 g sugar; 500 ml water; juice of 1 lemon; 1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)

Baklava is a dessert made of thin pastry sheets, butter, walnuts, and aromatic syrup, of Turkish origin and popular in Romania, especially in Dobrogea.

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Servings

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Prep

50 min

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Cook

45 min

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Total

1 h 35 min (plus 4-6 hours soaking)

🥘Ingredients

servings

Mixture

For the syrup

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🥗Vegetarian🐟Pescatarian🌾Gluten-free💪High-protein🥦Clean eating

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Yield

20-24 pieces (approx. 1.2 kg)

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

Keeps for 7-10 days refrigerated, covered. Flavor intensifies after 2-3 days.

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Freezer

Can be frozen for 3-4 months, soaked in syrup. Thaw at room temperature for optimal texture.

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per serving (approx. 80 g)

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Calories

150 kcal

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Protein

8 g

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Fat

10 g

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Carbohydrates

6 g

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Fiber

1 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Turkish coffee or black coffee

🥂mint tea or green tea

🥂vanilla or pistachio ice cream

🥂cold water or lemonade

💡Variations

with green pistachios for authentic Turkish baklava

with almonds and honey for Greek variation

with rose water and cardamom in syrup for oriental note