One of the dishes with which the Armenian cuisine is famous is baklava. It was invented by the Sultan's cook more than five hundred years ago, and today the Armenian baklava makes all sweeties happy. This sweetness is as popular as the Turkish baklava . but today we will consider how to cook the baklava exactly in Armenian.
How to cook Armenian baklava?
Ingredients:
Filling:
- eggs of chicken - 3 pieces;
- sugar - 1 cup;
- crushed walnuts - 1,5-2 cups;
- a bag of cinnamon - 1 piece;
- honey - 1 glass
Dough
- flour - 900 g;
- sugar - 1 cup;
- butter - 200 g;
- eggs of chicken - 5 pieces;
- milk - 1 glass;
- yeast - 25 g.
Preparation
The baklava Armenian recipe is quite simple. First, the dough is prepared. With him it is necessary to tinker: give to stand about half an hour, then make a "deep massage", and again leave to rest. Now roll out 4 crusts, each lubricate with oil, and, again, put them together, then repeat the rolling procedure. This can be done 4-5 times, then the cakes will be really layered and airy. When they are ready, proceed to the filling.
First of all, it is necessary to separate and whisk the proteins. Next, nuts are mixed with cinnamon, sugar and honey. On the greased baking sheet lay out the first cake, generously pour it with whipped whites and sprinkle the third filling. So, layer by layer, lay out our future baklava. The upper cortex, crowning all this beauty, is smeared with the yolk left over from the filling - then the crust will be ruddy and crispy.
Now it's up to the oven. First leave our design in the oven for 15 minutes, until the top crust dry. Then, taking out the baking tray, to pour the baklava with the melted syrup and make the incisions. After this, finally bake, approximately, for 30 minutes.
That's all. Now you know how to cook an Armenian baklava, and you can pamper this dessert of your loved ones.