Greek Nut Strudel

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This Greek dessert features Walnuts, course chopped, Butter, Granulated sugar, Filo strudel dough. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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Greek Nut Strudel

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 1956.4

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This Greek dessert features Walnuts, course chopped, Butter, Granulated sugar, Filo strudel dough. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Syrup: 2 c Sugar 2 c Water Filling: Juice of 1/2 lemon Start with the filling.
  2. Combine walnuts, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
  3. Melt the butter over medium heat, being careful not to burn.
  4. Allow the butter to settle for a few minutes.
  5. Skim the white foamy material from the top (clarify).
  6. With a pastry brush, butter the baking pan.
  7. Layer the pan with 12 individual sheets of filo, buttering each with pastry
  8. brush as they are placed.
  9. Be careful to
  10. cover the remaining sheets of filo with a slighlty damp twoel to avoid drying them out.
  11. Wet the walnut mixture with a small amount of butter and mix thoroughly.
  12. apply a layer of one-half of this mixture into the pan.
  13. Next apply five more layers of filo as before, on top of this.
  14. Layer next with remaining walnut mixture.
  15. Apply layers of filo dough on top of this until all is used.
  16. Chill for one-half hour.
  17. Cut rows of pastry length-wise and then cut diagonally to make diamond shapes.
  18. Pour remaining butter evenly over top.
  19. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F (177&# 194;°C).
  20. bake until golden brown (45min to 1 hour)
  21. Pour cooled syrup over the hot baklava until all is absorbed.
  22. Important: syrup must be cooled and baklava hot to avoid sogginess.
  23. To make syrup mix sugar, water, and lemon juice boil for 20 minutes.
  24. Remember to cool before pouring over pastry.
  25. Allow to cool to room temperature before eating

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1956.4kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 167.6g258%
Saturated Fat 65.0g325%
Cholesterol 244.0mg82%
Sodium 1377.3mg58%
Total Carbohydrate 99.9g34%
Dietary Fiber 11.2g45%
Sugars 35.4g
Protein 28.6g58%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, boiling, butter, chopped, cinnamon, course, dessert, dough, filo, granulated, greek, nut, strudel, sugar, title, vegetarian, walnuts
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