Quick and Easy Baklava
By á-71947
Ingredients
- Wafer Crumb Mixture
- o 12oz Vanilla wafers crushed
- o 2 Tablespoons sugar
- o 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Syrup
- o 1 cup sugar
- o 1 cup water
- o 1/2 cup honey
- o 1 teaspoon lemon peel
- Other Ingredients
- o Butter Spray
- o 1 package (16oz 14x9in sheet) Phyllo Dough
- o 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Details
Preparation
Step 1
In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs sugar and cinnamon; set aside. spritz a 13x9x2 inch baking pan with refrigerated butter spray. Unroll phyllo sheets place one sheet of phyllo in pan; spritz with butter spray and brush to coat evenly, repeat seven times, spritzing and brushing each layer. Keep remaining phyllo dough covered with plastic wrap to avoid drying out.
Sprinkle ¼ cup wafer crumb mixture over phyllo in pan. Layer with two sheets of phyllo spritzing and brushing with butter spray between each. sprinkle with ¼ cup wafer crumb mixture; repeat 11 times. top with one phyllo sheet; spritz and brush with butter spray. repeat seven more times spritzing and brushing each layer.
Cut into 15 squares; cut each square in half diagonally. Bake at 350o for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile in a saucepan bring the sugar water honey and lemon peel to a boil reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla and cool to lukewarm. pour syrup over warm baklava. Yield: 30 servings
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