Baklava baked apples
Amira's Pantry recipe - Middle East
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 apples (I’ve used red delicious.)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecan.
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios.
- 3 Tablespoons honey.
- 3-4 sheets of phyllo dough.
- 3 Tablespoon unsalted butter.
- 1 Tablespoon orange blossom water or
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom.
- 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375F.
- 2
In a pan over medium heat melt 1 tablespoon of butter then add both walnuts and pistachios, stir for 3 minutes until lightly roasted.
- 3
Remove from heat then add honey and whatever add-ons you want.
- 4
Core the apples leaving enough at the base for the filling.*
- 5
Fill each apple with the nut mixture and pressing firmly.**
- 6
Add the apples to a wide enough pan to hold them all and pour about a cup of water to the bottom of the pan.
- 7
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the apples are soft but not mushy.
- 8
Meanwhile, shred the phyllo dough then add the remaining butter to a pan over medium heat. Add the shredded phyllo and stir until the pieces turn golden brown.
- 9
Sprinkle shredded phyllo on top of the apples and drizzle with some honey.
- 10
Serve immediately with the remaining phyllo and filling on the side.
- 11
Enjoy!!