Turkish cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Baklava

Crispy phyllo pastry with pistachios and syrup.

Ingredients · for 8 servings

• 500 g phyllo dough
• 300 g pistachios
• 250 g butter
• 300 g sugar
• Lemon

Instructions

1. Layer the phyllo sheets individually, buttered, into the pan, with pistachios in between.
2. Cut into diamonds.
3. Bake at 170 °C for about 45 min. until golden.
4. Pour cold sugar syrup over the hot pastry and let it soak.