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Baklawa Bites

- Makes 48

My recipe for Baklava bites is for those who love baklava, but can't spare the time to make it from scratch. This easy recipe is a modern twist to traditional baklava and takes only a fraction of the time to make. Ready within an hour, this sweet bite-sized dessert is always a winner at dinner parties.

Image by Luisa Brimble
Ingredients for Baklava Bites
  • 200g unsalted pistachio kernels

  • 80g walnuts

  • 40g caster sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

  • 12 sheets ready filo pastry

  • 150g unsalted butter, melted

  • 240g honey

  • 50g caster sugar

  • 1 lime, zest only

  • 1 long cinnamon stick

  • toasted coconut flakes, for garnish

Recipes

​1. Place pistachios, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Set aside.
2. To make the syrup, add honey, sugar, lime zest, cinnamon stick and 110ml water to a small saucepan, set over a medium heat, stir to dissolve sugar. Bring to the boil then simmer on low heat until the syrup is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 10-12 minutes).
3. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
4. Place filo pastry one at a time on a chopping board and cut into 5cm squares.
5. Brush a square with melted butter. Set another square on top at a 45 degree angle and apply more butter. Repeat again with a third square and apply butter again. Transfer the three layers into a 24-hole mini muffin tin, gently pressing the pastry into a hole. Repeat to fill all the holes.
6. Fill each pastry case with a tablespoon of ground nuts, place in the oven and bake for about 12 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp golden-brown. Transfer baklava bites on to a wire rack.
7. Pour 3/4 tablespoon hot syrup on each baklava bite. Garnish with a sprinkle of toasted coconut flakes.

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