Apple Honey Baklava Recipes

APPLE BAKLAVA

Steps:

• On a sheetpan lined with parchment paper, lay down 1 sheet of filo and brush with butter. Repeat process with 3 more sheets. Cover remaining sheets with damp towel and set aside. To make filling place the lemon juice and zest, honey, cinnamon, apples, and chopped nuts and gently heat for 3 minutes set aside to cool. Spread 1/3 of mixture onto buttered filo stack. Top apple mixture with another stack of buttered filo. Repeat process until mixture and filo is gone (there should be 3 layers). Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Mix sugar, honey, water and lemon and bring to simmer. Remove lemon rind and pour over baklava. Let soak overnight, cut into squares and serve.

BAKLAVA WITH HONEY SYRUP

Steps:

• Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray. Unroll phyllo dough; trim to fit into pan., Layer two sheets of phyllo dough in prepared pan, spritz with cooking spray. Repeat three times. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons nuts. Top with two sheets of phyllo and spritz with cooking spray. Repeat layering with nuts, phyllo and cooking spray 10 times. Top with remaining phyllo dough, spritzing every other sheet with cooking spray., Using a sharp knife, cut into 30 triangles. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine syrup ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over warm baklava. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and let stand for several hours or overnight.

APPLE STRUDEL BAKLAVA

Steps:

• Mix together apples, brown sugar, lemon juice and zest and apple pie spice. Set aside.
• Brush 9x13 pan with butter. Carefully unfold phyllo dough package. Take one sheet, lay it in pan, brush with melted butter. Repeat four more times.
• Top with apple mixture and sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
• Take the remaining five sheets of phyllo and place on top of apples/pecans, one at a time, brushing each with melted butter.
• Brush top with melted butter and sprinkle with additional apple pie spice. With a very sharp knife, cut the top phyllo sheets into triangles (cutting diagonally across pan).
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put sugar, honey and water in saucepan. Over medium heat, bring to a boil while stirring. Turn to low and keep warm.
• Pour warm syrup over apple strudel.
• Serve warm or cold.

APPLE AND HONEY BAKLAVA

Steps:

• Take a sheet of filo dough, wide end facing you, and place it on your work surface.
• Brush with butter or margarine.
• Repeat with 5 more sheets, brushing each one with the butter/marg.
• Spread half the apple pie filling on the layered sheets, leaving a 1/2 inch margin all around.
• Sprinkle with half the almonds.
• Sprinkle with a little bit of cinnamon.
• Fold in the short ends of the sheets on the sides, then carefully roll up the dough, starting with the wide end near you.
• Brush the seam with butter, and place on a baking sheet, and brush all over with butter.
• Make sure you brush the ends bits as well.
• Repeat with the remaining 6 sheets, pie filling, almonds and cinnamon.
• Roll up and place on the baking sheet about 2 inches away from the first roll.
• Brush generously with butter.
• Cut the roll diagonally into about 10-12 slices.
• You don't have to cut all the way through, but make sure that there are distinct slices.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
• Turn the heat down to 250 degrees F, and bake for another 1 hour.
• While the pastry is baking, prepare the syrup.
• Place the sugar, water, honey and cinnamon in a pot that is twice the volume of the syrup ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, and boil away for about 5 minutes.
• Watch out, it can boil up fast.
• Remove the pastry from the oven and pour half of the syrup over the 2 rolls.
• Wait about 10 minutes for the pastry to absorb the syrup, then pour the rest.
• You may have to baste a bit.
• Let cool until you can touch the pastry without burning yourself.
• Cut the slices the rest of the way through.
• Serve, making sure there's lots of napkins for the sticky fingers.