Ingredients
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- 2 cups walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup pistachios, chopped
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 package phyllo dough
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Layer a sheet of phyllo dough in a greased baking pan and brush with butter.
- Repeat until you have 8 layers, then sprinkle a mixture of walnuts and pistachios.
- Add another 4 layers of phyllo, then another layer of nuts.
- Continue layering until ingredients are used, finishing with a top layer of phyllo.
- Cut the baklava into diamond shapes.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, until golden brown.
- While baklava is baking, mix sugar, water, vanilla, and cinnamon in a saucepan and boil for 10 minutes.
- Pour syrup over the baklava once baked.
- Let it cool before serving.
Notes
- For best flavor, let baklava sit overnight before serving.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg