Honey baklava that melts in your mouth: the secrets of cooking are revealed

It's hard to imagine a vacation at the seaside without hot corn, condensed milk tubes and, of course, honey baklava. Delicious, juicy and crispy at the same time - it just melts in your mouth. For those who miss the beach, but will not be there soon, we have a great idea.

The FoodOboz editorial team will tell you how to make honey baklava based on expert recipes. (To watch the video, scroll to the end of the news story).

Baklava according to the recipe of Yevhen Klopotenko, which he shared on his YouTube channel

Ingredients:

• Filo dough - 450 g
• Walnuts - 450 g
• Ground cinnamon - 1/2 tsp.
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Butter - 200 g

For the syrup:

• Sugar - 200 g
• Water - 200 ml
• Honey - 200 g
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp. 
• Cinnamon stick - 2 pcs.
• Lemon zest - 1/2 pc.
• Cardamom - 4 pcs.
• Cloves - 1 pc.

Method of preparation:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan, you will need to grease the phyllo dough sheets with it.
2. For the syrup, combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Add the honey.
3. Pour in the lemon juice. Then add the spices: cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.
4. Cook the syrup for 7-8 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. As soon as bubbles begin to form, remove from heat.
5. Chop the nuts. Mix them with cinnamon and salt.
6. Put a layer of dough on a baking sheet. Brush it with butter. Lay out all the dough sheets in this way.
7. Cut the baklava into diamonds with a knife. Put it in the oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
8. Drizzle with syrup. Let soak and cool for 2 hours.

Baklava according to the recipe of the culinary YouTube channel "Mama Hotuye"

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry without yeast - 500 g
• Nuts (any kind) - 200 g
• Sugar - 100 g + 100 g
• Butter - 60 g
• Honey - 1 tbsp
• Water - 100 ml
• Citric acid - a pinch
• Salt - a pinch

Method of preparation:

1. Chop the nuts.
2. Cut and roll out the dough to the required size.
3. Spread the first layer and sprinkle with nuts. Repeat with all the dough sheets.
4. Cut the baklava into diamonds and bake at 180 degrees for about 60 minutes.
5. For the syrup, mix water, sugar, salt and citric acid in a saucepan. Add the honey. Cook until bubbles appear.
6. Pour the syrup over the baklava. Let it soak and cool.