Honey Baklava with Walnuts and Pistachios

Ingredients

• 6 oz shelled pistachios (Coarsely chopped)
• 6 oz walnuts (Coarsely chopped)
• 1 stick unsalted butter (Melted)
• phyllo dough (1 pack, thawed; package size not specified)
• 0.5 cup sugar (For the honey syrup)
• 0.5 cup honey (For the honey syrup; the source writes “1/2 cups”)
• 3 cup water (For the honey syrup)
• 2 green cardamom pods (The source calls these “cardamom cloves”; remove after simmering)

Steps

1. 1

   Thaw the phyllo dough. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. 2

   Make the honey syrup: place the sugar and water in a saucepan over heat and stir occasionally until the sugar dissolves.

3. 3

   Add the honey and green cardamom pods to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil.

4. 4

   Lower the heat and simmer the syrup for about 25 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove the syrup from the heat and let it cool to lukewarm. Remove the cardamom pods.

6. 6

   Make the nut filling: place the walnuts and pistachios in a food processor and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped.

7. 7

   Begin assembling the baklava by placing a phyllo base in a baking dish.

8. 8

   Sprinkle the nut mixture over the phyllo base, continuing to build the baklava. The source also suggests that some of the filling may be placed between the phyllo layers.

9. 9

   Cover the nuts with the remaining phyllo sheets, sprinkling each sheet with melted butter. Brush the top of the baklava generously with the remaining butter.

10. 10

    Place the baking dish on the middle rack of the heated oven. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the top is golden and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

11. 11

    Pour the lukewarm syrup over the baked baklava.

12. 12

    Let the baklava cool completely and allow the syrup to soak throughout before serving.

Notes

The source does not specify the baking-dish size, the number of phyllo sheets, or an exact layering pattern. It also uses the phrase “2 cardamom cloves,” interpreted here as two green cardamom pods. The phyllo package size is unspecified, so nutrition and total yield cannot include it accurately.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• baklava
• Middle Eastern
• baked
• vegetarian
• walnuts
• pistachios
• honey