DAY Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 lb walnuts , finely chopped
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups butter , melted (3 sticks)
16 ounces phyllo dough , thawed
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup honey (net weight 12 oz.)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS

You should make baklava at least 24 hours ahead of time — a week is best. The longer you let the Baklava sit, the better it gets.
After you have everything gathered and the nut mixture done, you can assemble the baklava in about 45 [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup chopped blanched almonds
1 cup chopped pistachios
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
18 sheets phyllo dough
1 cup unsalted butter

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325°F
In a large bowl combine nuts, sugar, cinnamon, allspice & cloves.
Trim phyllo dough to 15.5 x 10.5"
Brush a jelly roll pan with butter.
Place 1 sheet of dough on the pan. Brush with butter, sprinkle with 1 c nut mixture. Layer and butter 5 more sheets of dough.
Sprinkle 1 [...]

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
3 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
3/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2orange slices
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS

In medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, cloves, and cinnamon. Simmer 2 minutes.
Add honey, lemon and orange. Simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in vanilla and remove from heat.
Discard cinnamon, cloves and oranges.
Spoon over warm (not hot) baklava and cool completely before serving.
Cover an store up to 5 days.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups chopped apples
2 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons rum
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 lb phyllo dough
1 lb butter , clarified, melted
1 cup honey

DIRECTIONS

Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl; mix well.

Trim 8 sheets phyllo dough to fit 10 x 15-inch baking pan.
Keep unused phyllo covered with damp cloth. Arrange in baking pan, brushing each sheet generously with melted butter.
Spread half the apple mixture over phyllo dough.
Arrange 6 trimmed buttered sheets of phyllo [...]

We couldn’t wait to get into our test kitchens to try Rosie’s baklava ice-cream cake. As inspired as the dessert was, it was also a big production, resulting in a giant cake with 2 layers of ice cream and 3 layers of baklava. With Rosie’s permission, we downscaled the recipe and tweaked it a bit, [...]