Krinos – Athens Baklava – 72 Pcs Online Sale

Krinos – Athens Baklava – 72 Pcs
Krinos – Athens Baklava – 72 Pcs

Wonderful layers of crispy, flaky fillo, with sweet walnuts and doused with pure honey, lemon juice and rose water. Simply thaw and serve. No baking required.
Serve baklava with ice cream for a simple dessert item.

Instructions
Ingredients
• 750 g walnuts or almonds
• 2 cups melted butter
• 1/2 kg Krinos Fillo Pastry

Syrup:
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup Attiki Honey

Preparation
1. Soak walnuts or almonds for 5 minutes in boiled water, then peel.
2. Finely chop almonds or nuts in a food processor.
3. Melt butter and keep warm in a bain-marie. Spread 2 tbsp butter over a baking dish approx. 23 x 36 cm.
4. Lay a sheet of fillo pastry on a baking sheet and brush with melted butter. Repeat for 5 more layers.
5. Trim fillo sheets to size of baking dish. Alternate one buttered sheet, with one un-buttered sheet and add nut mixture again.
6. Repeat until 6 fillo sheets remain. Fold over edges.
7. Butter each remaining fillo sheet and place one by one.
8. With a sharp knife, cut all the way through layers in a diamond pattern, and pour remaining butter over baklava.
9. Sprinkle with a little water.

Cooking
Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 1/2 hours.

Syrup
In a saucepan, boil 1 1/2 cups of water, sugar, and honey for 10 minutes.
Pour hot syrup on top once baklava has cooled.