Bacon Baklava
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
48 pieces
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
- 16 ounces frozen phyllo dough
- 1 1⁄2 cups unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
- 2 cups pecans, finely chopped
- 2 cups bacon, crisp and finely chopped
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
-
SYRUP
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 stick cinnamon (4-inch)
directions
- Thaw the phyllo at room temperature for 2 hours. Cut in half crosswise to get sheets approximately 9x13 to fit the baking pan. Keep the phyllo covered at all times with waxed paper and a damp tea towel to keep it from drying out.
- Lightly butter the bottom of a 9x13 cake pan. Place one sheet of the phyllo in pan and brush carefully with melted butter. Add 7 more sheets, brushing each with butter.
- In a bowl, combine the walnuts, pecans, bacon and the 3/4 cup sugar. Mix well. Sprinkle 1 cup evenly over the pastry in the pan. Drizzle with some melted butter.
- Top with 4 sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter. Sprinkle another cup of nut-bacon mixture, drizzle butter.
- Repeat the 4-sheet / nut mixture / drizzle routine 4 more times. Place the remaining 8 sheets of pastry on top, brushing each with melted butter.
- With a sharp knife, cut diagonally, cutting to but not through the bottom layer. Continue cutting at about 1-inch spacing until you have approximately 48 diamond-shaped pieces.
- Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees F. Remove from oven; finish cutting diamonds; cool thoroughly.
- When pastry is cooled, prepare the syrup in a saucepan, combining the 2 cups sugar, the water, honey, lemon juice and cinnamon sticks. Boil gently for 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon, stir well.
- Pour warm syrup evenly over cooled pastry. Cool completely. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Raquel Grinnell
Crownsville, Maryland
I am a married cruise-only travel agent with two stepsons, aged 20 and 25. It took a while to get the boys used to my cooking, as they were raised on fast food and pre-packaged foods (i.e. mac-n-cheese from the blue box, frozen dinners, Chef Boyardee, McDonalds, etc.). My mother is from Spain and I lived there as well as Germany, England and Italy growing up, which influenced both my career and my cuisine!</p>
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