Baklava

Baklava is definitely one of the more tasty things you can possibly imagine. After making baklava ice cream twice last week, I decided i had to try making the actual stuff. The fact that I had a shit ton of fillo dough to get rid of before it spoiled was in no way an incentive to get that done. None at all. The recipe I used was for Turkish baklava. I found it here. You can tell the difference because the Greek baklava is generally made with walnuts and honey, and middle eastern style baklava generally is made with pistachios and a syrup of sugar and water. I had heard rumors that baklava was a seriously time consuming experience, and it was for me, but I think the time it takes to do this could be seriously shortened. For instance, I didn't really think to get the pistachios ready beforehand, and so I had to sit and shell them all right then. You could probably cut down on time by buying unshelled pistachios, or doing this beforehand while you watch tv or something. It's not really taxing work. If not for that, other than baking time, I probably could have gotten this done in an hour or so. Also, I recommend not cutting the pieces as huge as I did 'cause they're drippy and hard to carry that way. Alternately, you could not put all the syrup in with the baklava and that might also make it not drippy. All I'm saying is that it dries white, and you don't really want that on your pants. Not that I know this from experience or anything. Other than that, this is pretty tasty.