Baklava Rolls
I love Middle Eastern sweets because they usually have nuts in them. I tried to make baklava the traditional diamond shapes but it got a little messy when eating as the nuts kept falling off. Then I saw this version of rolled-up baklava and it was so much easier to eat and can be stored in an air-tight jar.
We don't get filo pastry here in Maldives so I used spring roll pastry and turned out pretty well.
Recipe Baklava rolls recipe adapted from Australian Women's weekly magazine
100g shelled pistachio
1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
75g butter, melted
10 medium-sized spring roll pasty
1 egg beaten
Sugar syrup:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
4 cardamon pods, bruised
1 stick cinnamon
1/2 tbsp rose water or a few drops of rose essence
1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 5.
Grind your pistachio nuts ( not too fine and not too coarse either). Place in a bowl with icing sugar, and the ground spices and mix well.
2. Arrange everything on your workbench, the melted butter, an 8-inch square baking tray lightly buttered, thawed spring roll pastry, and the nut mixture and the beaten egg.
3. Take a piece of spring roll, brush it with butter on the surface, and top it with another sheet of pastry. and brush this one as well with butter. Sprinkle generously with pistachio mixture, roll up tightly brush the end with egg and seal. Place on the baking tray and repeat the same with the rest.
4. Brush the finished rolls with the remaining butter and bake for 20 minutes in the oven till dark golden and crispy.
5. While the pastry is baking, prepare your syrup. Place your sugar, water, and whole spices in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil then simmer till reduced and slightly thick. Stir in rose water and switch off.
6. When the pastry is done, take it out, while still hot, place on a cutting board and slice into 2-inch cigars, use a serrated knife as it is easy to cut through. Arrange them in a square or rectangular tray or container so they are standing up.
Pour the syrup over them carefully, stopping now and then to let the syrup absorb into the pastry. Cover and leave for the flavours to infuse for a few hours.
After a few hours store them inside an air-tight jar or arrange on serving plate, if serving right away.
Enjoy!
This is so very yummy!!! I saw this once on TLC and cudn't get the name right....thanks for giving the recipe well
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to make baklava. I actually did but it was disaster. Glad that I saw your recipe and definitely I am gonna try. While baklava is not my fav, my family just loves it to the maximum. It will be such a treat to make for them.
ReplyDeleteI too love nutty sweets. Those baklava rolls look terrific, Nammi.
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Those nutty rolls are just killing me..
ReplyDeletethese look great also have a weakness for baklava
ReplyDeleteYum! These sett rolls look delicious Nammi, love the crunchy texture.
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Hope you are having a great week :D
Here, baklawa is very common. We all love this.First time here, your recipes just awesome. Visit my space and keep in touch.
ReplyDeleteI love Middle Eastern sweets too, and these look delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love Baklava but have never been brave enough to make my own. Looks delicious! Maybe I'll try it out too ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell, it was my dream to make baklava by my own hand but I never dare to do this but my wife really make this very perfectly and she gave me a challenge that never I can do this. That's why I always thought where to buy baklava online and give her surprise that I made it by my own. But now I don't need to do that. Because I have learned everything from your site. Thank you author.
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