• Ingredients

    175g melted butter, 400g thawed filo pastry, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, 4 tbsp. clear thick honey, 59g caster sugar, finely grated rind of 1 lemon, 2 tsp cinnamon, 200g blanched almonds copped, 200g chopped walnuts, 75g chopped pistachios or hazelnuts359g caster sugar, 115g clear honey, 600ml water, 2 strips of thinly pared lemon rind, 1 tsp orange flower or rose water

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Cook Tips

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  • Recipe

  • 1. Brush the base of a shallow 30x20cm loose-bottomed or Swiss roll tin (jelly roll pan) with a little of the melted butter.
    2. Using the tin as a guide, cut the sheets of filo pastry with a sharp knife so that they fit the tin exactly.
    3. To make filing, place the lemon juice, honey and sugar in a pan and heat gently until dissolved.
    4. Stir in the lemon rind, cinnamon and chopped nuts. Mix thoroughly.
    5. Spread half the filling over the pastry, cover with three layers of the filo pastry and butter then spread the remaining filling over the pastry.
    6. Finish by using up the remaining sheets of pastry and butter on top and brush the top of the pastry liberally with butter.
    7. Using a sharp knife, carefully mark the pastry into squares or diamond shape, almost cutting through the filing.
    8. Place food on the metal tray. Put into the SolarDOM™. Choose the menu and press start.
    9. Place the caster sugar, honey, water and lemon rind in a pan and stir over a low heat until the mixture has thickened slightly.
    10. Take the syrup off the heat and leave to cool slightly. Remove the baklawa from the oven.
    11. Remove and discard the lemon rind from the syrup and stir in the orange flower or rose water, then pour over the pastry.
    12. Leave to soak for 6 hours. Cut into squares and serve, decorated with chopped pistachios.

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