Bridget shows Julia how to make flaky, buttery Baklava with almonds and walnuts.
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Ladies,
Can you use pistachios instead of walnuts?
Seams too sweet 😂
Couldn't you just use ghee?
Use a pizza cutter to cut.
In no Greek recipe for baklava do we ever use only honey. It would be cloyingly sweet not to mention too expensive.and to anyone wanting to use only walnuts, that is fine, it will not be bitter like they mentioned.
As always I love watching you ladies and feel I’m getting a cooking class in the comfort of my own home … you give me the confidence to expand my horizon💗
I love this video! I have always wanted to use filo but I have not been able to find it for sale where I live. I would be interested in seeing a demonstration about spanokopita, or savory dishes with filo.
Hello this is very nice. Can I have a recipe for the dough. Thanks a lot
What size pan did you use?
And what kind of phyllo 0:03
I'm going to use a small gravy ladle to skim the butter off the aqueous layer for it to go faster.
I wanted to see how the ladies make this recipe…don’t want to criticize them, but the syrup is a simple one without the cloves/cinnamon because it’s supposed to taste/smell like nuts. Thick layers that are soaked in syrup are what’s the baklava are known for.
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I love the video! I've been making Baklava for years because I always found it to be too sweet elsewhere. I like the 300 degree temperature…I will definitely give that a try. I also use a combination of different nuts, along with a small amount of coconut and oats (my own take on it 😁).
December 2022 here! Someone could give me the entire pan of baklava for Christmas 🎄🤶🏻🎅🏻 🎁 and I’d be happy 😃! I tried making this a few years ago. It was a disaster. Hilariously a disaster. I have no Greek in my DNA but I swear I was a Greek in a past life! And an Italian. What’s funny is my DNA is in order Scottish English Irish and about the only thing I like to eat from that region is potatoes 🥔 😮 😂
Fantastic 🏆
I don't think I'll be able to let it sit for 11 hours before eating.
Why no rose water?
I’m sure this is good but it’s the whitest Baklava I’ve ever seen. Say, it’s Alabama style moon pie !
Awesome. I'm definitely making that for Christmas this year 🎁🎄😇✝️
You encouraged me to make it for New Year
Starthistle honey is my favorite
Baking Temperature?
Love that quick "Blazing Saddles" reference.. 😂
I'm not a fan of walnuts or almonds so I use pecans or hazelnuts.
I've been eating baklava all my life and my mother was an expert at it but what you made is a twist on traditional baklava. Your version (sorry to say) is not authentic
You are both awesome! Wonderful!
This is my next dish 👍🏾
13:34 Nice Blazing Saddles reference. 😂
❤️I’ve made baklava for decades, like my Albanian grandmother. Her way was delicious, but a little different than the todays recipe. I learned a few good pointers today though. The 300 degree for an hour and a half is different. I’ll give that a try. And the use of LOTS more clarified butter on top is always a good idea. Your diamond cutting technique is much easier than how I’ve made the cuts. You use more spices and you use honey is different. People use the flavors they want and the kind of nuts is a personal preference. There is no one way to make Baklava, like so many recipes. I prefer all walnuts, but I’ve had other nuts. I LOVE walnuts, and I don’t put sugar with the nuts because the syrup is plenty sweet enough. No honey, just sugar and a few tablespoons of fresh lemon. The 8-6-6-8 layering is perfect. It’s a delicate, sticky confection, with crisp buttery philo and sweetened walnuts. It’s a family tradition. Thank you for showing good ways to make it.❤❤
Love it! My Greek neighbor made great Baklava.
Slip/Fall😟 hospital ER Doc. prescribed Baclofen but I kept calling it "baklava" being sarcastic, 🙄 so my nurse🤨 had gone to lunch…waited for me to ask for it..she gave me baklava😲🤭🤨😜😂🤣
Honey is not as damaging to your health as sugar. So, yes, heavy flavor of honey but sugar is not good for your body! [also, don't eat too much honey.]
having just had some odd store bought baklava tonight and was quite disappointed….this recipe sounds like a very good thing! So…baklava is carbs, butter, and sugar. What more does a girl need? BTW ladies, why didn't you just use ghee?
Throw it in the freezer and let it get hard. Strip away the 2 icky layers with ease. Not sure why they did it the hard way? 🤔
Exquisite!!❤