Phyllo, Filo or Fillo, call it what ya want the result is Baklava!

Honestly, how can school not be fun when you make the most delicious desserts! I know not too many people like Baklava but I surely do.  Thank the Mediterraneans! I will admit, I stopped eating it for a while because it was so super sweet and somewhere along the way, I lost a bit of my sweet tooth. Booo :(  thumbs down all the way. I blame myself.  I used to ALWAYS say,  "I wish I didn't have such a sweet tooth." Well, I guess you have to watch what you wish for.

That doesn't mean I wont be digging my canines into this tomorrow. :) Now, now, I have to taste it FOR YOU so you can go and make it yourself! Wink. So I cant wait, cant wait, cant wait :) I will post way better pics for you tomorrow and tell ya what I think.  It's currently in the below container back in the cooler at LCB soaking up all that sugar-mixture-loveliness that we poured over it after it came out of the oven. I always thought this was difficult to make, I figured it had to be since I hardly saw it sold in bakeries. BUT, its just very time consuming.  Easy and fun to do.

Now, I know what you are saying.  This doesn't look like Baklava. I agree! My partner and I forgot to sprinkle it with a little water before baking it so our Phyllo lifted when it was baking. We all must make mistakes, right? Its part of the process.  But, I will have you know we were re-assured that it would not affect the flavor, so I was very happy after that. :) It doesn't take much, I know. My classmate Christine looked at me today and even said, "you are always happy...".  Hmm, maybe not always, but 98% of the time I am. :)

We wrapped this up and put it in the cooler and then with the extra phyllo we made the above pictured pastry triangles. One is filled with pepperoni and cheese and the other with cherry filling. I took a quick picture because I ate those for lunch! So sorry, no cute picture for you today. :)

Baklava, super easy to make:

Phyllo dough

Melted butter

chopped walnuts, cloves, cinnamon and sugar mixed

You create this in your pan in that order... 4 sheets or so of the phyllo that are buttered down, place your walnut mixture on top of those, add the next 4 sheets, butter down, etc. etc. Cool for a few minutes, then sprinkle with a little bit of water so your phyllo isnt going everywhere in the oven. They are very thin pieces of dough.  Bake and then pour your syrup mixture on top after it is completely baked.

Fresh, fun and easy. I prefer Baklava made with pistachio's but sheesh, those suckers are pricey.  You should totally make this at home. Makes for a great treat to have with tea :)

I will see you guys here tomorrow. Although its a little rainy, its still a beautiful evening so enjoy, enjoy!

Bake with  you soon!

Moi ( seeee I'm learning French!! ) Hope I spelled it right ;)