I gave here easy recipe . It is widely believed however, that the Assyrians at around 8th century B.C. were the first people who put together a few layers of thin bread dough, with chopped nuts in between those layers, added some honey and baked it in their primitive wood burning ovens. This earliest known version of baklava was baked only on special occasions. In fact,historically baklava was considered a food for the rich until mid-19th century. In Turkey, to this day one can hear a common expression often used by the poor, or even by the middle class, saying: "I am not rich enough to eat baklava and boerek every day.
Ingredients
- eggs - 3
- milk - 1 ½ c
- vegetable oil - ¼ c
- lemon juice - 1 T
- salt - 1 pinch
- Flour
- butter - 2 stick
- cornstarch * Syrup made from 4 cups sugar and 2 cups water or rose water - 4 cups
Directions
Mix all the above ingredients except the butter, cornstarch and syrup to make a medium stiff dough, and knead well.
Divide dough into seven parts, and divide these into walnut-sized pieces. Roll into thin disks the size of dinner plates, then stack around 10-15 at a time with plenty of cornstarch in between, and roll out all together.
Stack them with walnuts in between in a baking pan, cut and pour over the melted butter. Cook in a medium hot oven till browned, the remove and pour the syrup over. Ready to serve.
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Submitted 2/22/10.
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Submitted By: Pooja Gupta
pooja.gupta@inHouseRecipes.com
Easy -quick Baklava Recipe