🇲🇪 Montenegrin Cuisine

Baklava

Montenegrin Baklava

Prep Time 2 hours
Servings 12
Difficulty Hard
Calories 396 kcal

Layers of crisp, buttery phyllo pastry filled with crushed walnuts and drenched in fragrant sugar syrup — Montenegro's most celebrated sweet.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Layer half the phyllo sheets in a buttered pan, brushing each with melted butter.
  2. 2 Spread crushed walnuts mixed with cinnamon evenly over the phyllo.
  3. 3 Layer remaining phyllo on top, brushing each sheet with butter.
  4. 4 Cut into diamond or square shapes with a sharp knife before baking.
  5. 5 Bake at 170C (340F) for 40-45 min until deep golden and crisp.
  6. 6 Meanwhile, boil sugar, water, and lemon juice 10 min into syrup. Add vanilla. Pour hot syrup over hot baklava. Cool completely before serving.

Did You Know?

Montenegrin hosts measure generosity by the size of the baklava pieces they serve guests — small pieces suggest stinginess.