GREECE ~ Baklava a la Papadakis
A recipe from my favorite Greek restaurant in Calfornia.
PAPADAKIS! OPAHHHH! :)
http://www.papadakistaverna.com/
GREEK BAKLAVA A LA PAPADAKIS
Serves 12
5 teaspoons cinnamon
3 cups walnuts, coarsley chopped
1 lbs sweet butter, melted {regular in Europe}
1 lb Phyllo pastry sheets
40 whole cloves
1 2inch strip of orange peel
1 2inch strip of lemon peel
1 cinnamon stick
1/3 cup honey
1/2 lemon, juiced
In a medium bowl, mix cinnamon and walnuts. Brush bottom of a 14x 20" baking dish with butter. Place one pastry sheet in the dish and brush with butter. Repeat process so that 6 pastry sheets line the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle 1/3 of the nut mix over top of the pastry sheets. Repeat so that there are 3 layers of nut mix and 4 layers of 6 buttered pastry sheets, ending with 6 pastry sheets. Cut into 40 diamond shaped pieces. Insert a whole clove in the top of each piece. Preheat oven to 350F. Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. In a medium saucepan, place sugar, water, orange peel, lemon peel, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Add honey and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice. Stir ingredients together, let syrup cool. Remove orange & lemon peels and cinnamon stick. Spread the cool syrup over the hot baklava. Cover the dish with a towel and let it sit for 1 hour before serving.
Source: World famous Papadakis Taverna in San Pedro, California