Ya bitch had another whole Halloween again in November cause they felt like it! And nothing sounded better than the Ottoman Empire delight, Baklava! A dessert pastry made with layers of phyllo filled with spiced chopped nuts and soaked in a honey syrup. To keep the sequel spirit alive, I was inspired by my favorite "redux" horror installment: Evil Dead II. So grab you Kandarian dagger and enjoy a slice of this delicious dessert - guaranteed to be d̶e̶a̶d̶ gone by dawn!
↓↓↓ "Bakla-nomicon" recipe below ↓↓↓
BAKLAVA
Ingredients:
9oz pistachios, coarsely chopped
9oz walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup of sugar
1-2 tablespoons of cinnamon
1 large pinch of ground cloves
1½-2 sticks of butter, melted
16oz of packaged phyllo dough, sheeted and thawed; eyes, nose mouth shapes cut (optional)
Necronomicon honey syrup (see below)
Materials:
9" x 13" x 2" baking pan
Pastry brush
Chef's knife
Brown food coloring (optional)
Directions:
Heat oven to 350°F
Thaw phyllo dough in refrigerator at least 12 -14 hours in advance, unroll sheets and keave in between 2 towels to protect from breakage
Mix course nuts in bowl with sugar, cinnamon and cloves
Brush baking pan with melted butter
Layer 1/3 of phyllo dough into baking pan, brush melted butter on top of EVERY sheet as you layer, fold sheets or trim to fit
Layer 1/2 of nut mixture
Layer second 1/3 of phyllo dough
Layer the other 1/2 of nut mixture
Layer last 1/3 of phyllo dough
Cut pastry into diamond shapes before baking, steady dough with fingers as you cut, go over twice to ensure cuts
Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown or check with toothpick, check regularly
When finished, remove from oven and cover in cooled Necronomicon honey syrup
Sit for 1 hour before serving
NECRONOMICON HONEY SYRUP
Ingredients:
3/4 cup of sugar
1 cup of honey
1 tablespoon of orange extract or orange peel
5 whole cloves or 3/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
Lemon, splash of lemon juice
Materials:
Saucepan
Brown food coloring (optional)
Directions:
Heat sugar and water in saucepan until dissolved
Add honey, orange, cloves and bring to boil; add food coloring (optional)
Lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes
Remove from heat to cool until room temperature
Add lemon juice and remove orange peel/whole cloves (if used)
Pour onto finished baklava
*SPOOKY BONUS:
Dye cut phyllo dough faces with brown food coloring, bake pieces until crispy and assemble onto finished baklava
Edit: brush faces with melted butter to crisp and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar after baking.
Recipe cards below!
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