Step by Step Baklava Recipe: Hearing the name of Baklava every day on social media, are you not feeling like eating it, then today we will share its easy recipe with you, by which you can easily make the Dubai sweet at home.
Easy Baklava with Maida: These days, Dubai’s Baklava is becoming very viral on social media and in a way, it is one of the trending sweets right now. Baklava is a famous sweet of Dubai which is available for Rs 5-6 thousand per kg. If you too feel like eating Baklava after seeing it on social media, then we will share its secret recipe with you. Poonam Devnani has shared the recipe of making baklava from flour on Instagram, which is very easy to make and is as crispy to eat as baklava.
Ingredients to make Baklava
- for dough
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Milk as required (to knead tight dough)
- for slurry
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp flour or corn flour
- for syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- a pinch of saffron
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp rose water
- for topping
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon pistachios (grated or chopped)
- 1 tablespoon almonds
- 1 tablespoon cashew nuts
How to make Baklava (Baklava Recipe Step by Step)
1. Prepare the syrup
- Add sugar, water and saffron in a pan and boil.
- Cook on low flame until it becomes a string syrup.
- Now add rose water and lemon juice to it and turn off the gas.
2. Prepare the dough
- Mix flour, ghee and baking powder.
- Add milk and knead tight dough.
- Pack it in polythene and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
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3. Make Slurry
Prepare a smooth slurry by mixing ghee and corn flour (or maida) in a bowl.
4. Layering and Rolling the Baklava
- Make small balls of dough.
- Roll each ball as thin as possible.
- Now apply the slurry with a brush on the rolled sheet.
- Roll it around a round stick (such as a pipe or thin cylinder).
- Slowly remove the stick and give the roll a light round shape.
5. Baking
- Place all the rolls in a baking tray.
- Bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes until the baklava turns golden brown.
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6. Finishing Touch
- Once baked, dip the baklava in hot syrup or pour it over.
- Add butter in a pan and lightly roast dry fruits and garnish with baklava.
cooking tips
- It is best if you have a phyllo sheet, you can make baklava instantly by applying butter and corn flour slurry on it.
- Making it with flour?
- Knead the dough tightly and the thinner you roll the sheet, the crispier the result will be.
- How to make rolling easier?
- Roll on a thin steel or plastic pipe, this will easily shape the baklava.
- Don’t forget to add lemon juice to the syrup.
- This prevents the syrup from freezing and the baklava remains soft and shiny.
Common Mistakes Not to Make
- Do not make the dough too loose, it may cause the layer to tear.
- Do not over-bake the baklava, otherwise it will become hard.
- Do not pour cold syrup on hot baklava or hot syrup on cold baklava, keep the temperature of both the same so that they can absorb properly.