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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- Pinch of salt
- 1 stick butter, melted, divided
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 12 sheets phyllo dough
Directions
Special equipment: 2 mini-muffin tins
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the almonds, walnuts, apricots, bread crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, ground cloves, and salt in a food processor. Run the machine until the mixture is very finely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and the honey and stir to combine.
On a dry work surface place 1 sheet of phyllo. Using a pastry brush and the remaining melted butter, lightly cover the entire sheet of phyllo with melted butter. Cover the first sheet with a second sheet of phyllo and brush with melted butter. Continue until there is a stack of 6 sheets of phyllo. Cut the stacked phyllo rectangle into 12 equal pieces (Cut lengthwise into 4 pieces and widthwise into 3 pieces.)
Gently press each cut piece of phyllo into the mini-muffin tin cups. Press 1 tablespoon of the nut mixture into each of the phyllo cups. Gather the ends of each of the phyllo squares and twist to make a sachet shape. Continue shaping the remaining sachets in the other mini-muffin tin. Bake until the edges of the phyllo are golden, about 20 to 25 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove the baklava sachets and transfer to a serving plate.
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By sakalogloug
on May 07, 2013
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Even Yia Yia who has been making baklava for 50 years likes this recipe better! I make these for every occasion and increase the recipe EIGHT TIMES so that we can give many away. I buy finely chopped walnuts for the nuts. I chop up the apricots by hand. Didn't have luck with the food processor. Also I make simple syrup and pour over the baklava after placing in mini papers. TRY THESE!!!
By torba97_12904148
Fremont, CA
on March 05, 2013
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Have made several times. Unexpected guests...prepared recipt BUT did not have exact ingredients. Used almonds, pistacios and pecans. Per recipe, phyllo was prepared with the addition of light sprinke of ground nuts per buttered sheet THEN folded strips into triangles...a common shape...powder sugar on top of cooled, baked triangles. THIS recipe is delicious, especially with reduced butter fat.
Annie, Fremont, CA
By janeway1701
Midwest
on September 24, 2012
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Just tried this the other day, and it's a wonderful recipe for parties! It was my first time using phyllo dough, and like others, I tore it a bit, but it doesn't matter because the layers cover up the mistakes. I thought maybe it wasn't sweet enough, like regular baklava, but my friends went back for seconds and thirds! They liked that it wasn't TOO sweet. And they loved the bite-size morsels. Thanks, Giada, for the tip about the bread crumbs! And those of you looking at this recipe, don't be afraid to try it.
Just an additional note. The first time I used nuts from a name-brand producer and these were great and flavorful. The second time I used nuts that were bagged up by the local supermarket, and the flavor wasn't as good. Get good quality nuts!
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