Sometimes you really want something unusual for dessert, and the well-known oriental sweets come to mind. The recipe for baklava with walnuts and honey attracts both the culinary expert with experience and those who are just beginning to master this craft. But many refuse to prepare the dish, justifying it by its complexity. And this is absolutely not true!
In eastern countries, this sweetness is a frequent guest on the family table. Every hostess can make such a dessert as homemade baklava with walnuts. The components of the recipe are quite simple, and they can be found on the shelves of any store. And the home will be very surprised by such an unusual surprise for a sweet. It should be noted that this dessert will be much more natural and healthier than any cookies from the supermarket.
You can make the dough yourself for sweetness, or you can make baklava with walnuts from puff pastry purchased from the store.
Consider both of these options. Of course, it will be easier to do from the already finished test. But if you want to try for the glory - do not be lazy and knead the dough yourself.
Preparation:
- Grind most of the nuts in a blender. You can pre-fry them, it is optional. And the most beautiful halves of walnuts will still be needed for our recipe for baklava with walnuts and honey. We will use them as an ornament.
- Grease a baking sheet with butter, then put two pieces of puff pastry. Spread them again with butter and sprinkle with chopped nuts and cinnamon. Continue this procedure until your dough pieces run out. Put the dough on the topmost layer too.
- Slice our improvised layer cake. You can give the baklava any shape, but traditionally cut into diamonds.
- Decorate each piece with half a walnut.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake our oriental sweet until golden brown. It takes about 30 minutes.
- But our baklava needs honey-sugar syrup, so while it is browned, let's make it. To do this, boil water and pour sugar there.
- After 4 minutes after boiling, add honey. Cook the mixture on low heat, stirring for about 5 minutes.
- Pull baked baklava out of the oven and pour over syrup.
Voila, the most famous oriental sweetness is now on your table!
And if you want to practice your culinary skills and make the dough for the recipe for baklava with walnuts and honey yourself, then start making it more boldly! 
Ingredients for the dough:
- 3 cups flour;
- near a glass of water;
- half a glass of sunflower oil;
- quarter teaspoon salt;
Preparation:
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
- We form a ball of dough with our hands.
- We divide a large group into many small ones. They should be as much as you want to make layers for baklava.
- Leave the dough "rest" for 20 minutes.
- Roll the lumps into very thin layers with a rolling pin. The main thing is to be careful not to tear the dough.
Homemade puff pastry ready! It turned out even better than the purchase, and it did not take long, and you saved money. Next, follow the recipe that was described above.
You see, it turns out, cooking baklava at home is not such a difficult task. Only it is necessary to try and do everything with soul! In the evening, please your loved ones with an unusually sweet Oriental dessert, which they will surely have to taste!
