2019-07-01 The Australian Womens Weekly Food

AWW FOOD • ISSUE FIFTY THREE 

PISTACHIO, WALNUT &
CHOCOLATE BAKLAVA
PREP + COOK TIME  HOUR  MINUTES
+ STANDING
MAKES 

sheetsfillopastry
gunsaltedbutter
melted
tablespoonsfinelychopped
pistachios

PISTACHIO&WALNUTFILLING
½cups(g)pistachios
cups(g)walnuts
gdarkchocolate

choppedcoarsely
⅓cup(ˆ‰g)castersugar
teaspoonsgroundcinnamon
½tablespoonsfinelygrated
orangerind

HONEYSYRUP
mediumorange(Žg)
½cups(‘‘g)castersugar
½cups(‘ˆ‰ml)water
½cup(ˆ‰g)honey
⅓cup(’ml)orangejuice

 PreheatoventoCC

Greasea

cmxcmx

cmoven
traylinewithbakingpaper
 Makethepistachioand
walnutfilling
‘ Layerthreepastrysheetsƒbrushing
eachwithalittleofthebutter
Keep
remainingsheetscoveredwithbaking
paperandtoppedwithacleanƒdamp
teatoweltopreventdryingout

Spreadaquarterofthefillingover
pastryƒleavinga‡cmborderalong
bothlongsides
Startingatonelong
sideƒrolluppastrytoformalog

Placelogonoventrayƒbrushwith
butter
Repeatwithremainingpastryƒ
butterandfilling
Ž Bakebaklavafor
minutesor
untilgolden

‰ Meanwhileƒmakehoneysyrup
” Standbaklavaontrayforminutes
tocoolslightly
Usingasmallsharp
knifeƒcuteachlogƒonthediagonalƒ

intonine

cmwidepiecesinthetray



Pourhotsyrupoverbaklavastandfor

‡hoursoruntilsyrupisabsorbed



Servetoppedwithchoppedpistachios

PISTACHIO&WALNUTFILLING

Spreadpistachiosandwalnutsonan

oventrayroastina‹CŒC

fanovenforminutesoruntilnuts

aregoldenbrown(stirnutsonce

duringroastingforevencooking)



Coolcompletely

Processnuts

withremainingingredientsuntil

finelychopped

HONEYSYRUP

Removerindfromorangeintolong

thinstripswithazester

Stirrindƒ

sugarƒthewaterandhoneyinasmall

saucepanƒovermediumheatƒwithout

boilingƒuntilsugardissolves

Bring

toasimmercookforminutesor

untilthickenedslightly

Stirinjuice

TEST

KITCHEN

NOTES

Baklava is probably the

most recognisable of all

sweet Greek pastries, with

its origins going all the

way back to the Ottoman

Empire. We’ve added dark

chocolate to our version

of baklava, to up the

decadent level of this

sweet treat, the perfect

end to a good meal.