Citrus and Cardamom Baklava with Pistachios and Walnuts
My Dad is Greek, so ever since I can remember we have had Baklava for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is the version I've created through years of eating my mom’s and other ladies' varieties.
Ingredients
- 20 sheets good quality phyllo dough, thawed
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pound walnuts, pulsed in a food processor
- 1/2 pound pistachios, pulsed in a food processor
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
- zest of one lemon
- zest of one orange
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
- 1 teaspoon cardamom, ground
- 1 teaspoon ginger, ground
- pinch salt
- handful whole cloves, for decoration
- citrus honey syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- juice of one lemon (use the one you zested)
- juice of one orange (use the one you zested)