Walnut Orange Baklava

Flaky layers of Baklava with a twist. Orange, cinnamon and walnuts are exactly the kind of winter flavors you're looking for this winter.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 20 minutes

cooling 12 hours

Servings 1 24 cm round tray

Author Khaled

Place all the ingredients in a small pot and bring it a boil. Lower the heat and keep it simmering for a few minutes till the syrup thickens.

Apply a little bit of ghee on the baking tray.
Grind the walnuts leaving it a bit coarse.
Mix the walnuts with cinnamon and the orange zest.
Cut the phyllo pastry to the same size as the tray.
Place 10 sheets of phyllo on the tray, 2 at a time. Sprinkle a large spoon of icing sugar after every 2 layers.
Add the nuts mixture equally around.
Sprinkle the mixture with the remaining icing sugar leaving 4 tablespoons to be used on the upper sheets of the Baklava.
Repeat and place the other 10 sheets on top, sprinkling icing sugar between every 2 layers.
With a very sharp knife cut the dough all the way through into small diamond shape.
Pour the melted ghee on top and bake for 1 hour at 150 °C.
Once the baklava is golden in color, remove and pour the hot syrup on top.
Cool it overnight and serve.