Apple Baklava

Name: Apple Baklava
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: turkish
Ingredients: 1 pound thawed filo dough; 1 cup melted butter; 2 lemons juiced and zested; 4 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 3 cups diced Granny Smith apples; 2 cups chopped toasted walnuts; 2 cups chopped toasted pistachios; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup honey; 1 pint water; 1 lemon rind

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Level: Easy

Yield: 24 servings

Level: Easy

Yield: 24 servings

Ingredients

1 pound thawed filo dough

1 cup melted butter

2 lemons juiced and zested

4 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 cups diced Granny Smith apples

2 cups chopped toasted walnuts

2 cups chopped toasted pistachios

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup honey

1 pint water

1 lemon rind

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

On a sheetpan lined with parchment paper, lay down 1 sheet of filo and brush with butter. Repeat process with 3 more sheets. Cover remaining sheets with damp towel and set aside. To make filling place the lemon juice and zest, honey, cinnamon, apples, and chopped nuts and gently heat for 3 minutes set aside to cool. Spread 1/3 of mixture onto buttered filo stack. Top apple mixture with another stack of buttered filo. Repeat process until mixture and filo is gone (there should be 3 layers). Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Mix sugar, honey, water and lemon and bring to simmer. Remove lemon rind and pour over baklava. Let soak overnight, cut into squares and serve.