Deep-Dish Baklava

"In 'Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey' by Jill O'Connor"
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
20 pieces
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Lightly butter the bottom and sides of a 13 x 9 inch metal baking pan with melted butter.
  • Pastry: in a small bowl, combine the walnuts, almonds, sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves; set aside.
  • On a clean work surface, lay flat 1 sheet of phyllo and brush it lightly with melted butter.
  • Layer 7 more sheets of phyllo over the first, buttering each one.
  • Carefully lay this stack of butter phyllo in the prepared pan.
  • Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of the nut mixture.
  • Layer together 8 more sheets of phyllo, buttering each sheet, and lay this stack over the first layer of nuts.
  • Sprinkle the second stack of phyllo sheets with another 1 cup of the nut mixture.
  • Repeat this process until there are 5 stacks of buttered phyllo (8 sheets in each stack) separated by and ending with a layer of nut mixture (1 cup for each of 5 layers).
  • On a flat work surface, prepare the top of the pastry by layering together 35 sheets of phyllo dough, buttering each sheet.
  • Carefully place this stack of layered phyllo over the last layer of nuts in the pan.
  • The pan should be completely full of pastry.
  • With a sharp knife, score the baklava into square or diamond-shape pieces by cutting through just the top layers of phyllo dough.
  • Bake until crisp throughout and the top layers are golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • While the baklava is baking, make the honey syrup: combine all the syrup ingredients in a large stockpot and bring the syrup to a boil over med-high heat.
  • Decrease heat to medium and simmer until the mixture is the consistency of thick maple syrup, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove the syrup from the heat and let cool slightly.
  • As soon as the baklava comes out of the oven, spoon the slightly warm syrup over the pastry.
  • Let the baklava cool completely before cutting the scored pieces completely.
  • Don't be nervous if the baklava seems to be swimming in the syrup initially.
  • As the pastry cools, the syrup is absorbed into the layers.
  • It is very important to allow the baklava to cool completely, giving the syrup plenty of time to ease into the pastry layers and give the baklava its wonderful gooey-crisp texture.
  • Baklava will keep, covered, for 2 days at room temperature or 4 days refrigerated.

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