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 daphydd
on January 16, 2012
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Outstanding!
By njohnsonulv
Long Beach, ca
on December 24, 2011
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I too used the premade phyllo cups to speed up the process. I followed the recipe to a T, but I found the flavor of the clove to be a bit strong and I also thought the filling was a bit dry, will try again, maybe using different nuts and other dried fruits and add more butter and honey next time.
By janeway1701
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on November 27, 2011
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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.
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