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Pistachio and Bush Honey Baklava Recipe
Make Baklava With A Twist!
This delicious Pistachio and Bush Honey Baklava Recipe is perfect for when you want to make Baklava with a twist! The combination of nuts and honey make for a delicious (and almost healthy!) dessert. The addition of New Zealand Bush Honey adds a kiwi twist to this classic Middle Eastern dessert, and the complex flavors of the Bush Honey are the perfect complement to the nuts.
Pistachio and Bush Honey Baklava Recipe Makes 30 pieces of Baklava
Ingredients:
- 380g chopped pistachio nuts (look for roasted, unsalted nuts)
- 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 375g phyllo dough (look for this in the freezer section of your supermarket)
- 200g of New Zealand Honey Butter, melted (you can use regular butter, if preferred)
- 100g white sugar
- 200ml water
- 150ml New Zealand Bush Honey
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius (350 degrees F) and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Combine the nuts with the cinnamon.
- Unroll the phyllo pastry and trim to fit in baking dish (always keep phyllo pastry covered with a clean, damp cloth while you work to prevent it from drying out).
- Place three sheets of phyllo into the baking dish (this will be the base of the baklava). Brush with lots of New Zealand Honey Butter.
- Sprinkle two generous tablespoons of the nut mixture over the butter phyllo.
- Alternate layers of nut mixture and buttered phyllo pastry until all the ingredients are used, ending with a generous layer of phyllo pastry.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the baklava into 30 pieces (make sure to cut all the way to the bottom of your dish!)
- Bake for 50 minutes. Keep a sharp eye on the Baklava to make sure it doesn’t burn: your Pistachio and Bush Honey Baklava should be golden and crisp, not burnt to a crisp!
- In a small saucepan combine the sugar, water and honey. Bring this mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- Spoon the honey syrup over the hot Pistachio and Bush Honey Baklava as soon as you remove it from the oven.
- Wait until the Pistachio and Bush Honey Baklava is completely cool before serving and then enjoy!
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