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Baklava Roses with Apple, Nut & Cardamom and Honey Saffron Syrup

Aug-26-2017
fahima patel
45 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
12 People
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ABOUT Baklava Roses with Apple, Nut & Cardamom and Honey Saffron Syrup RECIPE

A nice balance of sweet and tart, it makes for a unique presentation suitable at any festive table, as it did in my Iftar table this Ramadan

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • Middle Eastern
  • Baking
  • Dessert
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 12

  1. 1)For Apple Filling
  2. 4 apples (2 bicolored, 2 green)
  3. 10 dried apricots, soaked in hot water
  4. 1 cup walnuts
  5. ½ cup whole almonds
  6. ½ cup slivered pistachios
  7. 2 Tsp Cardamom powder
  8. ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  9. ½ lemon, juiced
  10. 1 tsp butter
  11. Pinch of salt
  12. 9 sheets of phyllo pastry
  13. 1 stick of butter, melted
  14. 2 tbs powdered sugar
  15. 2)For Honey Saffron Syrup
  16. 1 ½ cups water
  17. ¾ cup honey
  18. 5 cardamom pods
  19. Pinch of saffron
  20. 1 tsp orange blossom water
  21. ½ lemon, juiced

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC, and butter your pie or cake pan.
  2. Defrost the phyllo pastry and roll out gently. Remove 9 sheets onto a cutting board, slice them in half width-wise, then half again. You should have 4 long stacks of phyllo. Cover with a damp towel to keep it from drying.
  3. and refrigerate the remaining phyllo to use in another dish.
  4. In a food processor, add the walnuts and almonds and pulse until they’re small in size. Pour into a bowl and mix in the cardamom powder, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt.
  5. Core the apples and using a mandolin on the thinnest setting (1.5mm thickness), slice each apple, discarding the bottom and top slices. Take each stack, and slice in half to get half-moon slices.
  6. Place the apple slices in a bowl, pour the lemon juice, add 1 tsp butter and mix it gently. Cover with bowl with cling film and microwave the apples for 2 minutes, in 30 second increments until they are softened and pliable.
  7. Set aside to cool
  8. Working in batches, layer three sheets of phyllo pastry on top of one another, brushing each layer with the melted butter.
  9. Brush some apricot paste onto the phyllo stack, and place the apple slices on the top halves, slightly overlapping. Alternate between the red and green apples for a nicer appearance.
  10. Sprinkle 1-2 tbs of the nut mixture on the lower half of the phyllo, and fold the bottom half over the apple slices with the rounded edges of slices exposed.
  11. Starting from the left end, gently roll the phyllo to form a rose shape, and place into the pie dish. Repeat this process three times to form 12 apple roses.
  12. Cover the apple roses with foil and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 15 minutes until golden and crisp. Keep an eye on the last 5 minutes so the edges of apples don’t burn.
  13. In a saucepan, place the water, honey, cardamom and saffron and bring to a simmer. Reduce the syrup in half, then add a squeeze of lemon juice and orange blossom water.
  14. Once the baklava is ready, pour the syrup over it. Set aside to cool, then lightly dust with powdered sugar and serve with your favourite tea!

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BetterButter Editorial
Aug-30-2017
BetterButter Editorial   Aug-30-2017

Hi Fahima, your image of this recipe has been removed since it was plagiarised. We have a strict policy against plagiarism. Please refrain from uploading images from the Internet. Please upload an original picture at the earliest. Your recipe is currently hidden, once you have posted an original image for the recipe email us at chefs@betterbutter.in so we may display for public viewing.

Diksha Wahi
Aug-28-2017
Diksha Wahi   Aug-28-2017

Absolutely mesmerising :)

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