Best 4 Hazelnut Baklava Recipes

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**Indulge in the Delights of Hazelnut Baklava: A Culinary Journey Through Layers of Sweetness**

Baklava, a jewel of Middle Eastern pastry, is renowned for its layers of filo dough, chopped nuts, and sweet syrup. This beloved dessert holds a special place in many cultures, and its variations are as diverse as the regions it hails from. In this article, we present a collection of hazelnut baklava recipes that capture the essence of this classic treat while adding a unique twist with the inclusion of hazelnuts. From the traditional Turkish baklava to the contemporary fusion of Greek and Armenian flavors, these recipes offer a delightful exploration of flavors and textures. Whether you're a seasoned baker seeking to expand your culinary repertoire or a novice yearning to embark on a sweet adventure, let these recipes guide you through the process of creating this exquisite delicacy.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PISTACHIO HAZELNUT BAKLAVA



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Making Baklava is a long process, but you will find the results of your labors rich and rewarding with this wonderful recipe.

Provided by J William Poulson

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Greek

Time 3h25m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 13

8 ounces finely chopped pistachio nuts
8 ounces finely chopped hazelnuts
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup white sugar
2 cups unsalted butter, melted
1 ½ (16 ounce) packages frozen phyllo pastry, thawed
¼ cup whole cloves
3 cups white sugar
2 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, toss together the pistachio nuts, hazelnuts, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/2 cup sugar.
  • Unroll thawed phyllo pastry, and cover with a damp towel to prevent drying and cracking. Brush a 10x15-inch jellyroll pan with melted butter using a pastry brush. Lay one sheet of pastry onto the buttered pan, and brush with more butter. Repeat until there are 8 buttered sheets of dough stacked. Sprinkle some of the nut mixture over this layer, then cover with 3 more layers of pastry, each brushed with butter. Sprinkle more of the nut mixture, then 3 layers of buttered pastry. Repeat this pattern until the nut mixture is gone, reserving 8 layers of pastry for the top. Each time a layer of pastry is added, it must be brushed with the melted butter.
  • Cut the pastry into strips, then into diamonds. Pieces should be somewhat small because they are so sweet. At this point, each piece may be studded with a whole clove. Heat the remaining melted butter until boiling, and drizzle it evenly over the whole pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until evenly golden, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • While the pastry is baking, combine the remaining 3 cups sugar, water, honey, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • When the pastry comes out of the oven, immediately pour the syrup evenly over the entire pan. Be careful when pouring; the hot syrup may cause the butter in the pastry to boil up and splatter. Allow baklava to cool to room temperature before serving. Remove whole cloves from pieces before eating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181.8 calories, Carbohydrate 20.1 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 10.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 72.5 mg, Sugar 12.7 g

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT BAKLAVA



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POSTED FOR RAMADAN TAG. Chef Way Ana Sortun's pastry chef, Maura Kilpatrick, adds cinnamon and cocoa nibs to the syrup that soaks her chocolate baklava. Recipe by Ana Sortun from http://www.foodandwine.com

Provided by UmmBinat

Categories     Dessert

Time 6h

Yield 24 pieces, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 lb hazelnuts
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 lb phyllo dough
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups honey

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, until the skins are blistered; let cool. Leave the oven on. Transfer the nuts to a kitchen towel and rub off the skins, then transfer to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
  • Add the chocolate, 2/3 cup of the sugar and the cinnamon to the food processor and pulse until the chocolate and nuts are finely chopped and the same size.
  • Unwrap the phyllo and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan. Butter and stack 8 sheets of phyllo. Trim the edges. Ease the stack into the pan. Sprinkle about 2 cups of the filling over the phyllo. Butter and stack 2 more phyllo sheets; fold them in half crosswise and place over the filling. Sprinkle on another 2 cups of the filling. Top with 2 more buttered, folded sheets and 2 cups of filling. Butter and stack 3 more phyllo sheets, fold them in half and place over the filling. Fold in the overhanging phyllo on top and brush generously with butter. Using a ruler and a sharp knife, cut the baklava (through the top and bottom) into 3-inch squares (there will be a bit left on one long side). Cut each square in half to make triangles.
  • Bake the baklava for 25 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 300° and bake for 50 minutes longer, until golden.
  • In a saucepan, bring the water, honey and the remaining 2 cups of sugar to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat for 10 minutes. Immediately ladle the hot syrup over the hot baklava and let stand until completely cool, at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.

HAZELNUT BAKLAVA



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Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield About 30 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups (8 ounces) skinned hazelnuts
1 cup (4 ounces) slivered almonds
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 one-pound package frozen phyllo dough, defrosted
1 1/2 cups warm clarified butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup honey
2 strips lemon zest, each 1/2-inch wide by 2 inches long
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon rosewater
1 teaspoon orange blossom water
1 whole cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, pulse together skinned hazelnuts, almonds, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt until finely ground.
  • On a large surface, unfold phyllo dough, removing plastic wrapping. With a sharp knife, slice dough in half crosswise, forming two 9-by-12-inch rectangles. Cover entirely with one or two damp dishcloths.
  • With a pastry brush, generously brush bottom of a 9-by-12-inch baking pan with clarified butter. Carefully place one phyllo sheet in pan (it should just fit) and brush with butter. Repeat with 7 more phyllo sheets, brushing each sheet with butter. Keep unused phyllo covered as you work. Sprinkle about 1/3 of nut and sugar mixture evenly over top layer. Repeat layering process with phyllo, continuing to brush each sheet with butter, until you have stacked on 6 more sheets. Sprinkle another 1/3 of nut and sugar mixture evenly over top layer. Repeat layering process with phyllo and melted butter, using another 8 phyllo sheets. Sprinkle final 1/3 of nut and sugar mixture over phyllo. Cover with two more sheets of phyllo, leaving top layer unbuttered.
  • Placing your palms in center of top layer, gently move your hands in an outward, sweeping motion, flattening and smoothing top of pastry. Brush an additional 1/4 cup melted butter evenly over top layer.
  • Using a sharp pointed knife, carefully slice baklava into 2-inch-thick diagonal strips. Repeat in opposite direction, forming a diamond pattern. Bake baklava until golden and flaky, 50 to 60 minutes, rotating pan as necessary to ensure even baking.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine honey syrup ingredients with 3/4 cup water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, and cook until sugar has completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. Transfer syrup to a bowl and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until cool. Once cooled, strain mixture into a liquid measuring cup with a spout.
  • While baklava is still very hot, pour cooled syrup into cracks between diamond-shaped pieces, reserving about 3 tablespoons syrup. Drizzle reserved syrup evenly over top of baklava. Let cool on a wire rack for 2 hours, then cover with foil and let sit at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 251, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 93 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT BAKLAVA



CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT BAKLAVA image

Categories     Chocolate     Pastry

Yield 24 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pound hazelnuts
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1 pound phyllo dough
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups honey

Steps:

  • 1. preheat the ove to 350. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, until the skins are blistered; let cool. Leave the oven on. Transfer the nuts to a kitchen towel and rub off the skins, then transfer to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. 2. Add the chocolate, 2/3 cup of the sugar and the cinnamon to the food processor and pulse until the chocolate and nuts are finely chopped and the same size. 3. Unwrap the phyllo and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Generously butter a 9 by-13 in metal baking pan. Butter and stack 8 sheets of phyllo. Trim the edges. Ease the stack into the pan. Sprinkle about 2 cups of the filling. Top with 2 more buttered, folded sheets and 2 cups of filling. Butter and stack 3 more phyllo sheets, fold them in half and place over the filling. Using a ruler and a sharp knife, cut the baklava (through the top and bottom) into 3-in squares (there will be a bit left on one long side). cut each square in half to make triangles. 4 Bake the baklava for 25 minutes, then lower the oven temp to 300 and bake for 50 minutes longer, until golden. 5. In a saucepan, bring the water, honey and the remaining 2 cups of sugar to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat for 10 minutes. Immediately ladle the hot syrup over the hot baklava and let stand until completely cool, at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.

Tips:

  • To achieve the perfect filo dough, ensure it is not too thick or too thin, and handle it gently to prevent tearing.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut the baklava into clean, even pieces, making it easier to serve and enjoy.
  • When preparing the syrup, ensure it reaches the right consistency, not too thick or too thin, to achieve the desired sweetness and texture.
  • If you prefer a crunchier texture, bake the baklava for a few extra minutes until the edges are golden brown.
  • Store the baklava in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

This hazelnut baklava recipe offers a delightful combination of flavors and textures, making it a perfect treat for special occasions or everyday indulgence. With its rich, nutty filling, crispy filo dough, and sweet syrup, this dessert is sure to satisfy your sweet cravings. So gather your ingredients, follow the steps, and experience the deliciousness of this traditional Middle Eastern pastry.

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