Sweet Cheese Baklava
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 500 g cream cheese, softened (2 pkgs, 250 g ea)
- 1⁄2 cup honey, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 12 sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed and cut in half crosswise
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Mix walnuts, sugar and spices; set aside. (To finely chop the nuts, place them along with the sugar in a food processor container and cover. Process until the nuts are finely chopped.).
- Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the honey and the vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time beating well after each addition.
- Place layers of the phyllo sheets in a 13x9 inch baking pan, brushing each layer with the melted butter and sprinkling a rounded tablespoon full of the walnut mixture over every other layer of phyllo. After all the layers are done, spread the top with the cream cheese mixture. (NOTE - to keep the phyllo from drying out, keep them covered with a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment and a damp towel until ready to use.).
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until the cream cheese mixture is set.
- Heat the remaining 1/4 cup of honey and drizzle over the baklava.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Cut into squares and serve.
- Storage know how - Cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator up to 2 days. For best flavour, remove from refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving.
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