Crew’s Kitchen: Baklava

Flight Attendants are famous for sharing good recipes that are healthy, quick, and most importantly portable! This blog is for those of you who want to get a head-start on creating crew food that is tasty and simple and packs well in lunch bags for a drive in the car, a summertime picnic, or a meal at 40,000ft. Bon appetite!

Ava’s Baklava

I have a big sweet tooth and baklava is one of my favourite desserts! A friend of mine shared this simple recipe with me. I have a lot of fun making it with my 3-year-old son who enjoys sprinkling the nuts and layering the phyllo.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Bake Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 2 dozen mini squares

Ingredients

• 4 cups chopped pistachios or walnuts

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 package frozen phyllo dough, thawed (16 ounces, 14x9-inch sheets)

• 1 cup melted butter

• 1 cup honey

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter. Combine nuts and cinnamon.

• Unroll phyllo dough. Layer 2 sheets of phyllo in prepared pan; brush with butter. Repeat with 6 more sheets of phyllo, brushing every other 1 with butter.

• Sprinkle ½ cup nut mixture in pan; drizzle with 2 tablespoons honey. Add 2 more phyllo sheets, brushing with butter; sprinkle another ½ cup nut mixture and 2 tablespoons honey over phyllo. Repeat layers 6 times. Top with remaining phyllo sheets, brushing every other 1 with butter.

• Using a sharp knife, score surface to make 24 squares. Bake until golden brown and crisp, 25-30 minutes. Cool for one hour before serving.