Baklava Rolls Recipe
Instructions
Filling
1. Combine all the dry ingredients, ground almonds, walnuts, coconut, sugar, and cardamom.
Preheat the oven 350 degree F.
Making the Pastry
1. Work on a clean, dry, flat surface, Open the phyllo dough and take 1 sheet spread over the working surface and fold it making it double in length wise. Lightly brush the butter covering the whole sheet.
2. You will be working with the short side.
3. Leave about half inch of sheet across the short side and sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the filling from edge to edge evenly. Roll it like a jelly roll twice and brush lightly with butter, only the rolled part.
4. Sprinkling again 2 tablespoons of the filling from edge to edge evenly.
5. Roll it up carefully, after every roll brush it with butter, and place seam side down in the baking tray.
6. Repeat the process until you finish rolling all six sheets.
7. The pieces should fit snugly, but not squashed.
8. With a very sharp knife, cut the roll into 3 equal pieces in length, total of 18 pieces.
9. Lightly brush the butter over each piece.
10. Bake the baklava for about 25 to 30 minutes until they are light golden brown in color.
Syrup
1. Boil the sugar and water together until syrup is 220 degrees on candy thermometer or thread. Add the lemon juice and cardamom powder and turn off the heat. Lemon juice keeps the syrup from crystallizing.
2. Carefully pour the hot (but not boiling) syrup evenly over all the baklava pieces. Sprinkle few pieces of the sliced pistachios over baklava.
*Allow the baklava to cool before serving. Enjoy!
