Wowsers, Christmas again! For some reason, folks have been requesting my baklava since last year!
I never knew it would take off so well. Plus, I thought I had already published a post on baklava. I specifically recall taking pics. Well, here goes again. I use pistachios. Making three pans today. One with all pistachio, and two with pistachio/macadamia nut.
This is really quite a risk, as while going through the process of grinding the nuts, sifting and grinding again, the macadamia mix is getting lumpy and pasty - due to the amt of oil in these nuts.
Also, Baklava is very sensitive, flavor-wise, to any slight adjustment in ingredients. But I CANNOT resist tinkering around with recipes!!!
Pictures to come... also for the cookie exchange - I'm going with Rose Levy Beranbaum's PB cookie from her Christmas cookie book! Those things are IRRESISTIBLE!!!
I never knew it would take off so well. Plus, I thought I had already published a post on baklava. I specifically recall taking pics. Well, here goes again. I use pistachios. Making three pans today. One with all pistachio, and two with pistachio/macadamia nut.
This is really quite a risk, as while going through the process of grinding the nuts, sifting and grinding again, the macadamia mix is getting lumpy and pasty - due to the amt of oil in these nuts.
Also, Baklava is very sensitive, flavor-wise, to any slight adjustment in ingredients. But I CANNOT resist tinkering around with recipes!!!
Pictures to come... also for the cookie exchange - I'm going with Rose Levy Beranbaum's PB cookie from her Christmas cookie book! Those things are IRRESISTIBLE!!!
UPDATE - I need to stop adjusting this recipe. It is perfect as written! The extra macadamia nuts resulted in taller baklava, which meant that the tops did not get to absorb the syrup. The one with pistachio only is making me MELT! It is SO much better!!! The only addition needed is the capful of blossom water!!!
Also, I did better this year at reducing waste, by cutting the upper layers of phyllo in half, and being careful when placing so that corners are placed more precisely. I'm still a bad cutter. But who cares?
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