Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

This is the first time I've made baklava. I was pretty intimidated because I've always thought it would be such a difficult thing to make. This recipe surprised me! Although working with the filo dough was a struggle, the rest was easy. I only used half the filo dough (8oz) that the recipe calls for. I used a mix of pecans and walnuts, which I chopped using a food processor. This made the mixture so easy to use when I was doing the layering. The 1 cup of butter was way too much, as I had about half of it left. Those were the only changes I made, and it was awesome!! I had baklava at a restaurant last week, and this was much better!

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petunia

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009

I made this Baklava once a few months ago and it turned out perfect, so easy and I was so happy. Tonight I made it and I am confused by the directions. I am not sure how to layer the nuts. Also I baked it and it got way to hot and brown and also there was not enough sauce. I did make half as much last time so I guess that answers the sauce problem. Does anyone know when I put the nuts in, do I layer 6 layer with just butter and then put 2 tablespoons in and then two layers without any nuts then 2 tablespoons for each layer up to 8 layers? I would like to make this perfect again, because I am cooking all the food for my daughter's wedding in June and I would like to make a couple pans of this.

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csuddarth

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

This recipe was perfect! And very authentic. I omitted the vanilla added 1 tsp lemon rind to the sauce to give it a little kick. Thank you so much for sharing.

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

Very delicous, not too difficult. I used walnuts and next time will chop them a lot finer.

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JPMJ

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

This is sooo delicious! Everyone in the family loves this! Very easy too! I also tried it with two layers of chopped baking apples (diced very very small , added cinamin and a little sugar to the apple mixture) and one layer of nuts -I cut this in squares, holds better, YUM! Will make this many more times - a keeper, thanks!

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Maria

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

very very good--would chop nuts smaller

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

Soooo Good! 1 lb of nuts was a little much for me. So I used maybe half of that. Next time I make this I think I'm going to experiment with using maple flavor instead of vanilla. : )

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sarajo614

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2009

Awesome! Totally delicious!

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Jennie S.

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2009

Came out great. Crispy, sweet, oh so good. I think I earned my father-in-law's devotion for life since Baklava is one of his favorite desserts.

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SakiFiz

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

These was so yummy. For those that can't have nuts, use granola instead. The texture is spot on!

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

i followed other's instructions to make the sauce ahead of time and let cool. this was so delicious! i had no idea that i could make yummy baklava at home! it took me an hour and a half to assemble, though, because the butter kept sticking to the dough. i might try to melt the butter and then cool it before spreading it to speed up the process next time

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

I have used this recipe at least a dozen times and it is outstanding! We do like it with much more cinnamon though, a couple tablespoons. Every single person who has eaten it said it was the best they've ever had. My brother told me he had baklava at an award-winning Greek restaurant and mine was much better.

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

I love Baklava but never tried making it myself. This recipe is so easy and tastes just like the restaurants!

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

This looks a lot harder than it really is!!! I brushed the dough every 2 sheets and used pecans and come walnuts which i had at home. For the syrup i only had a little put of honey so i added some light corn syrup. The syrup was really thin even after simmering for 15+ min. I put it in the fridge afterwards and ladeled it over the hot baklava. Even after refigerating it for a but it was still REALLY thin. Very good recipe will def make again. I used a super sharp long serated bread knife to cut the baklava before baking.

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009

Wow! This is fabulous. I did make a few mistakes though please read on to prevent the same errors. 1.Chop the nuts up finely, mine were more coursely chopped and I ended up having sheets of dough left over and it would have been better if there had been more layers. 2. Also, I followed the advice of other reviewers and made more sauce - I ended up with sauce left over. So next time I will just follow the recipe and not make extra. 3. I liked someone else's suggestion to cut it with a pizza cutter, that worked very well except on the edges where I used a knife. 4. I did not use a whole cup of butter. I would melt just half a cup and than melt more later if your run out that way you won't end up with a bunch of leftover melted butter.

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

This is a great recipe BUT 50 minutes is crazy - I have burnt the baklava twice before getting it right - 350 for 15 minute is more accurate.

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009

Great, simple baklava. I found that I only need 1/4C of butter, and about 1/3lb chopped nuts.

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2009

This was incredible! I have had to stop myself from eating the whole pan. Great recipe, thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2009

I've never made Baklava before and this recipe was supre easy and deliscious. It got great reviews from my co-workers.

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

Exceptionally good!! I tried several times and it is always successful. It is easy to make and delicious. One thing I would like to comment is that sugar amount for syrup is a bit high for me. So I reduced in half and simmered the syrup about 30 minutes until it turns into slightly thick.

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