Baklava pasteli with dried figs Taxiarchis

Recipes with Dried Figs

Baklava pasteli with dried figs Taxiarchis

Ingredients

For the Baklava:

  • 1 packet of crust
  • 200 g almonds
  • 200 g walnuts
  • 200 g of dry Taxiarchis figs
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 350 g melted butter
  • Nutmegs

For the syrup:

  • 500 ml water
  • 250 g sugar
  • 200 g honey
  • 1 lemon, cut in half

Execution

  • In a bowl, combine the almonds, sesame seeds, walnuts, figs, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • Butter a rectangular baking pan and line 3 buttered sheets in between.
  • Sprinkle with some filling and cover with phyllo, butter and sprinkle again with some filling.
  • Do the same process until the filling and the sheets are finished, closing the baklava with 3 sheets.
  • Place the baking pan in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Cut into triangular pieces, stick a clove in each piece and bake in a preheated oven at 160 for about 1 hour until evenly cooked.

 

For the syrup:

  • Put the water, sugar, cinnamon and lemon in a saucepan and bring to the boil for 5 minutes.
  • When the baklava comes out of the oven, pour the honey and then immediately pour the syrup.

Chef's Notes
Leave it for 15-16 hrs.