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Salted Caramel & Pecan Baklava
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Salted Caramel & Pecan Baklava

Crunchy and sweet baklava with pecans and a salted maple syrup
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Keyword Dessert
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 20
Calories 256kcal
Author thebakingexplorer

Ingredients

For the syrup

  • 45 g Light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 170 g Maple syrup or honey
  • 235 ml Water

For the filling

  • 45 g Light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 150 g Pecans
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Nutmeg

For the pastry

  • 225 g Butter
  • 45 g Light brown sugar
  • 500 g Filo Pastry (also known as phyllo pastry)

For garnish

  • 1 tsp Coarse sea salt

Instructions

  • Start by making the syrup. In a pan on a low heat melt the brown sugar, sea salt, water and maple syrup together Once the sugar is dissolved, let it boil for 10 minutes while stirring constantly. Pour into a bowl and cool in the fridge
  • Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
  • For the filling place the pecans, light brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into a food processor and pulse them until they look like a coarse crumb. Reserve a small amount of the filling for topping the Baklava after baking if you like (about 1 tbsp)
  • Melt the butter in a pan on a low heat and stir in the light brown sugar until it dissolves
  • In a deep sided 12"x9" baking tray layer up the filo sheets, brushing the butter and brown sugar between each layer. Do 10 sheets of filo, then a layer of the pecan filling, then 10 more filo sheets, another layer of the filling, then a final layer of 10 filo sheets
  • Slice the baklava in the tin, into the pieces desired, before baking. Bake for 45 minutes until golden
  • When it is done, immediately pour the syrup all over the baklava, then sprinkle the remaining filling in the centre of each square along with a sprinkle of coarse sea salt
  • Store in an airtight container in a cool place and eat within 1 week

Nutrition

Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 432mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg