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A plate with pieces of different types of baklava Several types of American-style baklava Baklava is a popular sweet pastry in Albanian , Arab , Middle Eastern, Persian , Turkish and Greek cuisines with a high sugar content, making it extremely rich. It is widely believed that the Assyrians in the 8th century BC created baklava. The Greek seamen and merchants traveling east soon discovered the delights of Baklava. It delighted their taste buds, so they brought the recipe to the Ottoman Empire where chefs in the Sultan's palaces perfected the recipe. Baklava is a complex, layered dessert made with paper thin sheets of phyllo (filo) dough which have been buttered and layered in a rectangular baking dish, or layered and rolled into a log. Ground and finely chopped walnuts or pistachios are layered between the sheets of pastry, which are baked and soaked in a solution of sugar and either lemon juice or honey and spices with rosewater . As with any food, there are regional variations in the recipe with the most common ones being the syrup recipe and whether or not it contains honey. If layering in a baking dish, layer and butter a dozen phyllo sheets, then top with a mixture of ground nuts and a little sugar (and cinnamon, for variation, if desired). Walnuts or pistachios are used most often sometimes with a combination of almonds, and pecans. After the nut mixture has been spread evenly across the phyllo, layer and butter the remaining dozen phyllo sheets. Before baking, cut baklava with a sharp knife into diamonds (traditional in Lebanese cuisine) or squares. If rolling, butter 5 individual sheets of phyllo, then place nut mixture along 1 side of the phyllo and proceed to roll up like a tight log. Once rolled, cut the log on the diagonal into about 12 to 13 pieces. Do not cut all the way through until after the baklava is baked. Whether using the pan or rolled technique, the procedure is the same after the baklava is baked. Pour on the syrup (equal parts sugar and water boiled to a syrup consistency and then mixed with either a small amount of lemon juice or honey, cinnamon and cloves). Stays fresh and freezes well.1
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Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey .It is characteristic of the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and much of central and southwest Asia .
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Baklava ( / ˈ b ɑː k l ə v ɑː / , / b ɑː k l ə ˈ v ɑː / , or / b ə ˈ k l ɑː v ə / ; Ottoman Turkish : باقلوا ) is a Middle-Eastern dessert.It is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey .It is characteristic of the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire , and is also found in Central Asian , Middle Eastern and Southwest Asian cuisines.
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Baklava ( Ottoman Turkish : باقلوا; / b ɑː k l ə ˈ v ɑː / , / ˈ b ɑː k l ə v ɑː / , or / b ə ˈ k l ɑː v ə / ; ) is a rich, sweet dessert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup, frosting or honey.It is characteristic of the cuisines of the Levant and the broader Middle East , along with Greece , the South Caucasus , Balkans , the Maghreb and Central Asia .
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Ottoman layered pastry dessert For the Macedonian music group, see Baklava (band) .Baklava ( / b ɑː k l ə ˈ v ɑː , ˈ b ɑː k l ə v ɑː / , or / b ə ˈ k l ɑː v ə / ; listen ) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey.It was one of the most popular sweet pastries of Ottoman cuisine .The pre- Ottoman origin of the dish is unknown, but, in modern times, it is a common dessert of Turkish , Iranian and Arab cuisines , and other countries of the Levant and Maghreb , along with the South Caucasus , Greece , Balkans , Somalia and Central Asia .
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Layered pastry dessert For the North Macedonian music group, see Baklava (band) . Baklava ( / b ɑː k l ə ˈ v ɑː , ˈ b ɑː k l ə v ɑː / , or / b ə ˈ k l ɑː v ə / ; Ottoman Turkish : باقلوا ) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey. It was one of the most popular sweet pastries of Ottoman cuisine . There are several theories for the origin of the pre-Ottoman version of the dish.In modern times, it is a common dessert among cuisines of countries in West Asia , Southeast Europe , Central Asia , and North Africa .It is also enjoyed in Pakistan and Afghanistan , where, although not a traditional sweet, it has carved out a niche in urban centers.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “popular sweet pastry in albanian”. Today it says “layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ottoman layered pastry dessert”. It now reads “Layered filo pastry dessert”. Read the current article and compare.
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layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry
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