Baklava

[Tonya]

I just had to brag a little. My friend's mom is Greek and I got learn how to make Baklava last night. It was her mom, her grandmother, grandfather and I. I loooove Baklava!

[RedHedd]

YUMM! My mom used to make it (we're Russian .... close enough to Greek Orthodox though that we share a lot of the same recipes).

[smokey the elder]

ooh--sugar overload!

[tatsxxx11]

My long time friend is Lebanese and his Mom taught me how to make a lot of middle eastern delicacies including baklava! I love Greek food too! Keep picking her brain Tonya and write down the recipes and share!!! Ohl you've got me hungry now

[BCBlondie]

What exactly is Baklava?

Congrats on learning how to make it though! lol

[Karen]

Baklava is a wonderful honey-dripping classic Greek dessert - layers of filo dough (puff-pastry dough) with loads of honey, butter and chopped nuts is a basic description. It's nearly impossible to eat neatly, but worth the sticky fingers!

[popcornbird]

Baklava is sooooooo good!!!!!!!!! I want to learn to make it. What kind of baklava did you make? The normal square ones with pastry on the top and bottom, and nuts in the middle? One of my friend's mom makes the BEST baklava, and so many different kinds. Some of them are 'rolls', and boy are they GOOD!!! I'm not sure if Greeks make different kinds though. Do they? Arabs have a lot of 'different' baklavas.

[Tonya]

Originally posted by popcornbird
Baklava is sooooooo good!!!!!!!!! I want to learn to make it. What kind of baklava did you make? The normal square ones with pastry on the top and bottom, and nuts in the middle? One of my friend's mom makes the BEST baklava, and so many different kinds. Some of them are 'rolls', and boy are they GOOD!!! I'm not sure if Greeks make different kinds though. Do they? Arabs have a lot of 'different' baklavas.

This is three layers of filo with butter on them, then the filling which is sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts. You roll them up and slice them. Then you bake them and coat them in the honey stuff.

[flamepony12]

oooh yum!! my dad knows how to make that!!

[luckies4me]

YUMMY! I LOVE that stuff!

[caseysmom]

I am not such a good baker, my local costco carries baklava during the holidays...I love it!

[Barbara]

I want a slice- right now. Beam it over Scotty

[tatsxxx11]

I'm with you PCB....the rolled up kind is the best, the entire center is nuts! I like mine with just a thin layer of phyllo! The pistachio ones are the best! My middle eastern friends do not use honey but a simple sugar syrup with either rose water or orange blossom water added for flavoring! YUM!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Mmmmmmmm, sounds delicious!!
Tonya, is it possible to post that recipe with us? My hubby and I both are "sweet-teeth"

[Killearn Kitties]

Ooh, II love Baklava. There is not much point in telling us about it though, where is it??!