Almond Orange Baklava

Almond Orange Baklava

Hello, dear readers! It's been a while since my last blog post, but I'm thrilled to be back!

Ready to share some new, easy, and incredibly delicious recipes with you. Today, I'm bringing you a delightful treat – homemade Baklavas.

One of the reasons I love this recipe is its sheer simplicity. You can whip up a batch of 10 large, loaded baklavas in just an hour.

My Personal Notes:

  1. Almond Prep: I used whole raw almonds with the skins on and used a Nutribullet to grind them into an almond meal. You don't need to make it super fine; leaving some larger almond chunks won't affect the outcome.

  2. Orange Choice: While I used a naval orange for this recipe because of its scent, any regular orange will work just fine.

  3. Baking Rings vs. Without: I tried two batches – one with baking rings and one without. Both turned out okay; the dough didn't unfold without the rings. But, admittedly, the ones with the rings looked a bit better.

  4. Enhanced Flavor: To extract more aromatic oils, I recommend rubbing the orange zest with the sugar before using it.

 

 Enjoy! 

 

  

Orange Almond Baklava

Servings: 10 Large Baklavas

Keywords:

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hours 0 mins

Ingredients

Instructions

Ingredients

  • 100 Grams Melted butter
  • 200 Grams Raw almonds
  • 10 Sheets Phyllo dough
  • 50-75 Grams Sugar, depending of your sweetness preference.
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Zest Of 1 Orange

Instructions

Baklavas

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a baking sheet.
  2. In a food processor, pulse the raw almonds until you have a coarse almond meal.
  3. In a bowl, combine the sugar and half of the orange zest. Rub them together to release the aromatic oils. Then add the Almond meal and salt to the mixture.
  4. Lay one sheet of phyllo dough on a clean surface and brush it generously with melted butter.
  5. Sprinkle a portion of the almond mixture (the pulsed almonds, sugar, and salt) evenly over the phyllo sheet.
  6. Carefully roll the phyllo sheet into a cylinder shape, similar to a cigarette.
  7. Place the prepared baklava on the baking sheet. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for the remaining phyllo sheets, creating a total of 10 baklavas.
  8. Once all the baklavas are assembled, brush them once again with melted butter.
  9. Bake the baklavas in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until they turn a golden hue.
  10. While the baklavas are baking, you can prepare the finishing touch: the orange simple syrup.

Orange Simple Syrup

  1. In a small saucepan, combine 40 grams of sugar, 26 grams of water. Bring to a boil.
  2. Let it boil for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and add orange zest.
  3. As soon as the baklavas come out of the oven, brush the orange simple syrup evenly over them.

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