Pecan Baklava Rolls

Women‍‍`s Corner
July 28, 2022

Bring the Middle Eastern sweets to the counter of your home with Michael Rantissi's pecan baklava rolls.

Ingredients:

- 300g pecans, finely crushed, but not powdery, plus 100g extra to garnish

- 1 1/ 2 tsp ground cinnamon

- 1/4 freshly grated nutmeg

- 20 sheets of fresh filo pastry

- 400g ghee, melted, cooled

- SYRUP

- 500g caster sugar

- 60g glucose syrup

- 2 cinnamon quills

- 2 tbsp lemon juice

Method:

Preheat the oven to 150°C. For the syrup, place all ingredients and 300ml water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring, for 3-5 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and cool.

Place crushed pecan in a bowl with the spices and stir to combine. As filo pastry dries out quickly, it is best to work with a few sheets at a time and then cover the rest with a lightly damp tea towel until ready to use. Brush a sheet of filo with ghee, then sprinkle about 2 tbs of nut and spice mixture on top. Layer with another sheet of filo, brush with ghee and sprinkle over 2 tbs nut mixture. Repeat this process until you have layered 5 sheets of filo with nut and spice mixture. Roll filo into a long log lengthways. Make sure that the roll is not too loose or too tight. Repeat until you have made 4 logs.

Cut each log into 2.5cm-wide rounds. Arrange pieces close together with cut sides facing up in a large baking tray with high sides. Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown. Pour the cooled syrup over the hot baklava and let it rest. Sprinkle over extra crushed pecans to garnish.

This recipe is taken from delicious.com.au