Fruit N Nut Baklava Recipes

FRUIT 'N' NUT BAKLAVA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Light grease a 9x13 baking dish or pan. Cut phyllo sheets in half crosswise to fit in pan. Cover phyllo with a lightly dampened tea towel to prevent drying out.
• Combine trail mix, dried fruits, sugar,and cinnamon in a food processor. Finely chop. Set aside.
• Gently lay a piece of phyllo pastry in pan and brush with melted butter. Repeat with 7 more sheets of phyllo. Brushing each sheet with melted butter.
• Sprinkle a thin layer of nuts and fruit mixture over phyllo, cover with 2 more sheets of phyllo pastry, brushing each sheet with butter. Repeat this of sprinkling the nut mixture, then 2 sheets of buttered phyllo pastry until all the nut mixture is used.
• Top with the final 8 individual buttered phyllo sheets. With a sharp knife, cut into 40 equal squares. Bake until edges are crisp and top is golden brown, 30-35 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, combine honey and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently for 7 minutes or until slightly thickened. Let cool.
• Spoon cooled syrup over hot baklava and let cool for at least 4 hours. Garnish with some finely chopped nuts, if desired.

FRUIT AND NUT BAKLAVA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine apricots, raisins and white wine and allow the fruit to soak for at least 2 hours
• Preheat over to 300 degrees
• Mix cashews, sugar and spices in a separate bowl
• Place a layer of phyllo into a 13x9 pan and brush with melted butter
• Repeat to make 5 layers
• As you work, keep the dough coveed with a damp towel
• Spread 1/4 of the fruit and nuts over the phyllo
• Repeat layers of phyllo and fruit/nuts ending with a layer of phyllo
• With a very sharp knife, slice through the top few layers in a diamond pattern
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour
• Warm honey in saucepan or in microwave
• Pour warmed honey over pastry and allow to soak inches
• Allow to cool and serve

FRUIT 'N' NUT BAKLAVA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish or pan. Cut phyllo shets in half crosswise to fit in pan. Cover phllo ith a lightly dampened tea towel to prevent drying out. 2. Continue trail mix, dried fruits, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor. Finely chop, st aside. 3. Gently lay a piece of phyllo pastry in pan and brush with melted butter. Repeat with 7 more sheets of phyllo, brushing each sheet with butter. 4. Sprinkle a thin layer of nut and fruit mixture of phyllo pastry, brushing each sheet with butter. Repeat this step of sprinkling the nut mixture, then 2 sheets of buttered phyllo pastry, until all the nut mixture is used. 5. Top with the final 8 individually buttered phyllo sheets. With the sharp knife, cut into 40 equal squares. Bake until edges are crisp and top is golden brown, 30 to 35 min. 6. In small saucepan, combine honey and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently for 7 min. or until slightly thickened. Let cool. Spoon cooled syrup over hot baklava and let cool for at least 4 hours. Garnish with some more finely chopped nuts, if desired. Per serving (1 square): 320 calories, 4 g protein, 15 g fat, 44 g crbohydrates

HONEY NUT & CREAM CHEESE BAKLAVA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until blended. Stir in walnuts., Unroll phyllo dough; trim to fit into pan. Layer 20 sheets of phyllo in prepared pan, spritzing each with cooking spray. Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out., Spread with half of the walnut mixture. Layer with five more phyllo sheets, spritzing each with cooking spray. Spread remaining walnut mixture over phyllo. Top with remaining phyllo sheets, spritzing each with cooking spray., Cut into 1-1/2-in. diamonds. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine water, honey and remaining sugar; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Pour over warm baklava., Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.