Honey & Blood Orange Baklava

Honey & Blood Orange Baklava

Yields1 Serving
YOU'LL NEED
 1 lb Phyllo dough .
For the filling
 6 Blanched almond
 6 Blanched almond
 6 Roasted pistachios
  cup Sugar
 1 tbsp Fresh ground cinnamon
 1 tbsp Fresh grated blood orange zest
 1 tbsp Fused Blood Orange Olive Oil
 1 cup Fused Blood Orange Olive Oil
For the syrup:
 1 cup Honey
 ½ cup Water
 1 cup Fresh squeezed blood orange juice
 1 cup Sugar
 1 Cinnamon stick
 2 Strip of blood orange zest
PREPARATION
1

. 1 lb. phyllo dough .

For the filling:
. 6 ounces blanched almonds
. 6 ounces roasted walnuts
. 6 ounces roasted pistachios
. 2/3 cup sugar
. 1 tablespoon fresh ground cinnamon
. 1 tablespoon fresh grated blood orange zest
. 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Fused Blood Orange Olive Oil

For the syrup:
. 1 cup honey
. 1/2 cup water
. 1 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
. 1 cup sugar
. 1 cinnamon stick
. 2" strip of blood orange zest

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch
pan with Blood Orange Agrumato.

2. Pulse the nuts with the sugar, orange zest and cinnamon in the bowl of a food
processor until finely chopped. Unroll and cut the phyllo sheets in half to fit pan.
Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place
two sheets of dough in pan, brush with blood orange olive oil thoroughly. Repeat
the process until there are 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of nut mixture
on top. Top with two sheets of dough, blood orange olive oil, nuts, layering as
you go. The top layer should be about 6 - 8 sheets deep.

3. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom
of the pan. You may cut into four long rows the make diagonal cuts. Bake in the
center of the oven for approximately 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
Make the syrup while baklava is baking. In a heavy saucepan, bring the water,
sugar, and blood orange juice to a boil. Add honey, cinnamon stick and orange
peel and simmer for about 20 minutes longer.
Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it and allow to
cool.

Ingredients

 1 lb Phyllo dough .
For the filling
 6 Blanched almond
 6 Blanched almond
 6 Roasted pistachios
  cup Sugar
 1 tbsp Fresh ground cinnamon
 1 tbsp Fresh grated blood orange zest
 1 tbsp Fused Blood Orange Olive Oil
 1 cup Fused Blood Orange Olive Oil
For the syrup:
 1 cup Honey
 ½ cup Water
 1 cup Fresh squeezed blood orange juice
 1 cup Sugar
 1 Cinnamon stick
 2 Strip of blood orange zest

Directions

1

. 1 lb. phyllo dough .

For the filling:
. 6 ounces blanched almonds
. 6 ounces roasted walnuts
. 6 ounces roasted pistachios
. 2/3 cup sugar
. 1 tablespoon fresh ground cinnamon
. 1 tablespoon fresh grated blood orange zest
. 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Fused Blood Orange Olive Oil

For the syrup:
. 1 cup honey
. 1/2 cup water
. 1 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
. 1 cup sugar
. 1 cinnamon stick
. 2" strip of blood orange zest

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch
pan with Blood Orange Agrumato.

2. Pulse the nuts with the sugar, orange zest and cinnamon in the bowl of a food
processor until finely chopped. Unroll and cut the phyllo sheets in half to fit pan.
Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place
two sheets of dough in pan, brush with blood orange olive oil thoroughly. Repeat
the process until there are 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of nut mixture
on top. Top with two sheets of dough, blood orange olive oil, nuts, layering as
you go. The top layer should be about 6 - 8 sheets deep.

3. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom
of the pan. You may cut into four long rows the make diagonal cuts. Bake in the
center of the oven for approximately 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
Make the syrup while baklava is baking. In a heavy saucepan, bring the water,
sugar, and blood orange juice to a boil. Add honey, cinnamon stick and orange
peel and simmer for about 20 minutes longer.
Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it and allow to
cool.

Notes

Honey & Blood Orange Baklava