🇧🇦 Bosnian Cuisine

Bosnian Baklava

Layered Nut Pastry

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Difficulty Hard
Calories 396 kcal

Dozens of paper-thin phyllo layers sandwiching a fragrant walnut filling, soaked in lemon-scented sugar syrup until golden and glistening.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Layer 10 sheets of phyllo in a buttered pan, brushing each with melted butter.
  2. 2 Mix walnuts with cinnamon. Spread a thin layer of walnut mixture.
  3. 3 Continue alternating 3-4 phyllo sheets (buttered) with walnut layers. End with 8-10 phyllo sheets on top.
  4. 4 Cut into diamond shapes with a sharp knife before baking.
  5. 5 Bake at 175C for 40-45 min until deeply golden.
  6. 6 While baking, boil sugar, water, and lemon juice for 10 min. Cool. Pour cold syrup over hot baklava.

Did You Know?

Bosnian baklava uses walnuts instead of pistachios, and the syrup is lighter and lemony compared to Middle Eastern versions.