YUMMY BAKLAVA AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 ..

Baklava is a pastry recipe ,layers of fillo dough filled with almond ,honey and ground cinnamon. This one is very famous deserts in Middle Eastern countries .Usually made with pistachios and walnuts but i have tried almond and oatmeal cookies . Try this and enjoy the happy and prosperous new year .

INGREDIENT'S :

1 fillo dough sheets

1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup almond crushed powder

1tsp cinnamon powder

1 cup brown sugar

2 oatmeal cookie crushed pieces

4-5 muffin cups

orange zest for garnishing (optional)

for syrup :

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp lemon zest

1/2 cup honey

Method :

1)Preheat the oven 350 degrees.

2) Toss together almond crushed powder and oatmeal cookies with cinnamon powder and keep it aside .

3) Take fillo dough it should be in room temperature and cut the fillo dough in to small squares and butter each layer .

4) Take tbs full of almond powder mixture,put that in to each squares and cover that with help of little water and place that in to muffin cups, brush little butter .

5) Bake this for 30 -40 minutes till it turns golden brown .

6) Make a syrup when baklava is baking .

7) Boil the sugar and water till sugar melted .Then add lemon zest and honey simmer for 20 minutes .

8)Remove the baklava from the oven and sprinkle the syrup top of each baklava that you made.

9) Let it cool for awhile and serve ...Enjoi ...!!!!!