baklava with rose, cardamom and pistachio
You can also make this with orange, cinnamon, walnut, and almond. This recipe is featured in the "Patisserie" episode of The Great British Baking Show on PBS.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
45 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For baklava with rose, cardamom and pistachio
- FOR THE ROSE, CARDAMOM AND PISTACHIO BAKLAVA:
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225 g(8 oz) granulated sugar
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2 Tbspclear honey
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1 tsplemon juice
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1 Tbsprose essence (or 2 tbsp rosewater)
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200 g(7 oz) shelled pistachios
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75 g(2½ oz) icing sugar
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1/2 tspground cardamom
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6 sheetready-made filo pastry
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75 g(2½ oz) butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
- FOR THE ORANGE AND CINNAMON BAKLAVA ROLLS:
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225 g(8 oz) caster sugar
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2 Tbspclear honey
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1 tsplemon juice
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1 Tbsporange essence
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100 g(3½ oz) walnuts
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100 g(3½ oz) almonds
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75 g(2½ oz) icing sugar
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1orange, zest only
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3 Tbspcrystallized ginger, finely chopped
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6 sheetsheets ready-made filo pastry
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75 g(2½ oz) butter, melted
How To Make baklava with rose, cardamom and pistachio
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1Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3 and grease two large baking trays.
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2For the rose, cardamom and pistachio baklava: Make a syrup. Put the sugar, honey, lemon juice and 150ml (5½ fl oz) water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for about five minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved and a syrup has formed. Stir in the rose essence and leave to cool.
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3To make the filling: Put 100g (3½ oz) of the pistachios in a food processor and pulse until broken up into small pieces. Add the icing sugar and cardamom and pulse to combine.
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4To assemble the baklava: Brush the sheets of filo with melted butter (if you are short of space you can assemble the baklava one sheet at a time). Spread the pistachio filling along one long edge of each sheet of filo. Sprinkle over the remaining whole pistachios.
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5Carefully roll up the filo, starting at the long edges covered in filling, to create long sausage shapes. Lift the rolls onto one of the prepared baking trays (it’s fine for them to be very close together)
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6Brush with a little melted butter and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown and crisp. Once baked, cut each roll into 5cm/2in lengths while still in the tray. Cover the hot baklava with the cooled syrup and set aside to cool completely, or overnight if possible
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7FOR THE ORANGE and CINNAMON BAKLAVA ROLLS: Make a syrup. Put the sugar, honey, lemon juice and 150ml (5½ fl oz) water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for about five minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved and a syrup has formed. Stir in the orange essence and leave to cool.
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8To make the filling: Add the almonds and walnuts to a pan and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, or until golden-brown. Put the toasted walnuts and almonds in a food processor and pulse until broken into small pieces. Add the icing sugar, cinnamon and orange zest and pulse to combine.
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9To assemble the baklava: Cut the sheets of filo in half to make 12 pieces. Brush one piece of filo with melted butter, sprinkle over the walnut and almond filling and some finely chopped crystallized ginger along a long side of the rectangle.
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10Roll up the filo using a long dowel or skewer to help you (if you don’t have a suitable dowel, roll up the filo freehand as before). Scrunch up the roll of filo and place it width-ways on a greased baking tray. Repeat with the remaining sheets of filo until the baking tray is covered.
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11Brush with a little melted butter and bake at 160C/325F/Gas 3 for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown and crisp. When cooked, drizzle the syrup over the hot baklava rolls. Set aside to cool completely, or overnight if possible.
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