Pistachio Baklava
Mediterranean Members recipe

Pistachio Baklava

Layers of buttered phyllo wrapped around a fragrant pistachio filling, baked golden, and soaked in lemon-rose syrup. A jewel of Eastern Mediterranean pastry.

by The Flapjack Test Kitchen 4.8 stars
Total time120 min
Serves12
LevelAdvanced
CuisineMediterranean

Method

  1. Pulse the pistachios with sugar and cinnamon to a coarse meal, then set aside for filling.

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Cooks notes. Recipes are tested in a US home kitchen. Substitute lemon for lime if you must, but the result will read brighter. Salt to taste -- our quantities skew toward kosher.