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09/25/2024

Baklava - A yummy desert

Baklava is a family favorite! One year for his birthday my son, No Shave Dave, asked me to make Baklava instead of a birthday cake! This is a picture of his Birthday Baklava that I made him! ❀

I had my first taste of Baklava in Israel several years ago and I've been a fan ever since!

Here's my recipe, I hope you and your family will like it as much as we do! Making baklava is labor intensive, but well worth it!!

Baklava:

Ingredients:

1 package Fillo/Phyllo dough (found in the freezer section of your grocery store)

1 cup melted butter (be sure you use butter and not margarine!)

1 1/2 cups finely chopped nuts - you can use the nuts you like best. One option is 1 cup finely chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup ground almonds. I usually make it with 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans. Some people add pistachios in theirs. I like the taste of pecans so they are my go to nut!

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Dash ground cloves

Syrup:
1 cup sugar

1 cup water

1/2 of a lemon - I simply cut a lemon in half and used 1/2 the lemon.

2 tablespoons honey (you can use more honey up to 1/4 cup if you like it sweeter with a stronger honey flavor)... I usually do the 1/4 cup honey.

Directions:
Carefully unroll fillo dough and cut to fit a 13 x 9 glass baking pan.

Mix nuts, sugar, and spices.

Lay 10 sheets of fillo dough in pan, brushing each sheet with melted butter.

Keep a damp (not overly wet just damp) paper towel over the fillo dough you don't have in the pan - so it won't dry out as you put your baklava together.

After you have 10 layers of buttered fillo in the pan sprinkle half of the nut mixture over the fillo and drizzle with melted butter.

Repeat this process with 10 more sheets of fillo dough buttering each sheet as you proceed.

After you have the 2nd set of 10 sheets sprinkle the remaining nut mixture and drizzle with butter.

Place 10 more sheets of fillo dough, brushing each sheet with melted butter.

Cut, without cutting through (this means I took a sharp knife and carefully cut down through the bakalva but not all the way to the bottom of the pan) in diamond shaped pieces (as you can see in the picture of my baklava I cut my diamonds in half to make a triangle shape).

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Take out of oven and set it on a hot pad. Finish cutting, following the cuts you've already made cut all the way to the bottom of the pan. Allow baklava to cool.

Prepare syrup by boiling sugar, water, and lemon for 15 minutes.

Remove lemon and add the honey.

Stir well.

Pour warm syrup over Baklava and prepare to have a new favorite desert!!

Enjoy!!

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08/28/2024

Irresistible Mini Banana Pudding Cheesecakes πŸ°πŸ’›πŸŒ

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
16 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1 cup banana pudding mix
1/2 cup milk
2 bananas, sliced
Whipped cream for garnish
Crushed vanilla wafers for garnish
Directions:

Preheat your oven to 325Β°F (163Β°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of each liner to form a crust.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
Add sour cream and mix until fully combined. In a separate bowl, combine banana pudding mix with milk and whisk until thickened. Fold the banana pudding into the cheesecake mixture until well combined.
Spoon the cheesecake mixture over the crusts in the muffin tin, filling each liner almost to the top.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the centers are set. Allow the cheesecakes to cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Before serving, top each mini cheesecake with a slice of banana, a dollop of whipped cream, and a sprinkle of crushed vanilla wafers.
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | Total Time: 45 minutes | Kcal: 280 kcal per serving | Servings: 12 mini cheesecakes

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