Categories: Pastry Dessert
Ingredients
- Filling: Peel of 9 oranges
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- Pastry:
- 1 (26-sheet)pkg. phyllo dough
- 2 cups clarified butter
- Syrup:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Reserve 1/2 cup syrup from orange peel
- juice of 1/4 lemon
Directions
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To make the filling: Boil peel, sugar and water 30 minutes. Drain peel well and reserve peel and 1/2 cup syrup.
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To make pastry: Thaw phyllo and unroll. Separate 3 sheets of phyllo and keep ret covered with lightly dampened cloth. Divide orange peel filling in 8 equal parts. Spread 1 part along short (12-inch) edge of sheets and roll up. Place roll in 17 × 12-inch jellyroll pan with sides at least 1 inch high. Repeat with remaining sheets of phyllo and orange peel filling. Using sharp knife, make 5 cuts across rolls, making 48 pieces altogether.
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Heat butter in small saucepan until hot to the touch and spread to all parts of the tray. Bake at 400 degrees until lightly browned, 30 to 35 minutes.
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To make syrup: Boil sugar, water, syrup and lemon juice 2 minutes.
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When baklava is done, remove baking dish from oven and drain off excess butter. Just before serving, pour into syrup.
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makes 48 pieces