Recipe For Delicious And Unique Yazdi Baklava

Ingredients for Yazdi Baklava

For the dough:

• Egg yolks: 2

• Milk: half a cup

• Oil: 1/4 cup

• Baking powder: 1/2 teaspoon

• Flour: 2 cups

• Melted butter: 100 grams

For the syrup:

• Water: 2/3 cup

• Rosewater: 1/3 cup

• Saffron extract: 2 tablespoons

• Sugar: 1 cup

• Cardamom: 1 teaspoon

For the filling:

• Ground walnuts: 300 grams

• Powdered sugar: 1/2 cup

• Cardamom: 1 teaspoon

Instructions to prepare Yazdi Baklava:

1. First step:
   To make the delicious baklava, start by placing the sugar and water into a pot. Then, add rosewater, saffron, and cardamom. Heat the mixture until the sugar completely dissolves. Take a bowl and mix the filling ingredients in it.

2. Second step:
   The filling consists of ground walnuts, cardamom, and powdered sugar. In another bowl, mix the egg yolks, milk, and oil until well combined. Gradually add the flour and baking powder and knead until the dough no longer sticks to your hands.

3. Third step:
   Let the dough rest for 1 hour at room temperature. After that, divide the dough into four equal parts. Dust the work surface with flour and roll out each piece of dough very thinly using a rolling pin.

4. Fourth step:
   Place a mold on the rolled dough and cut it. Grease the mold with melted butter first. Place a layer of dough at the bottom of the mold, then apply butter again. Place another layer of dough on top.

   

5. Fifth step:
   Apply butter again, then add the filling mixture and press it down. Afterward, brush butter on top, then place another layer of dough. Brush butter again and add one more layer of dough. For the top layer, brush with a mixture of egg yolk and saffron.

6. Sixth step:
   Cut the baklava into pieces and preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F). Bake for about 45 minutes until the dough turns golden brown. Remove from the oven and while it's still hot, pour cold syrup over the baklava and garnish with pistachio powder.