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Walnut Baklava

Source: Genius Kitchen(food.com)
Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)55.4535
Energy (kCal)9906.685
Carbohydrates (g)194.359
Total fats (g)1017.71
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
Early Stage
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    Late Stage
    Utensils Used
    | 1. Mix together the walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. | 2. Select a pan the size of the phyllo sheets and brush well with melted butter. | 3. Use 4 sheets of phyllo for the bottom layer, brushing each one with butter before adding the next, and top with a sheet of unbuttered phyllo. | 4. Sprinkle with a handful of the walnut mixture. | 5. Cover with a buttered sheet, an unbuttered sheet, and another sprinkling of walnuts. | 6. Repeat until the ingredients are used up, reserving 5 sheets of phyllo for the top layer. | 7. Brush each of the top 5 sheets with ample butter, and pour the remaining butter over the top of the last sheet. | 8. Trim the edges if necessary, and cut the baklava into the traditional diamond pattern. | 9. Do not cut through the bottom layer. | 10. Sprinkle the top of the baklava lightly with water from your fingertips. | 11. Bake in a preheated 250°F (120°C) oven for about 1 hour. | 12. Remove from oven and cool. | 13. For the syrup, combine the sugar and water in a large pot and boil for 5 minutes. | 14. Add the honey, cinnamon stick and cloves, and boil for 5 minutes more. | 15. Pour the hot syrup over the cooled baklava. | 16. Do not pour over a hot baklava, it will turn soggy. | 17. Cool then cut through the bottom layer of phyllo following the previous cuts. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    walnut 4 cups chopped 7708.48 0.0 0.0 872.0
    sugar 1/2 cup 402.99 100.79799999999999 0.0 0.0
    cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground - - - -
    butter 1 1/4 cups melted 1710.0 78.57 53.43 144.0
    phyllo dough 1 1/2 1/2 85.215 14.991 2.0235 1.71
    sugar 4 cups 402.99 100.79799999999999 0.0 0.0
    water 3 cups 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    honey 1 1/2 cups - - - -
    cinnamon 1 - - - -
    clove 5 -6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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