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Authentic Vegan Baklava Slice In Diamond Shapes

Authentic Vegan Baklava

This recipe for baklava is not a vegan version. It’s a traditional Vegan Baklava! Many Assyrians fast from animal products for a large part of the year. We substitute extra virgin olive oils for clarified butter during certain months, such as Advent, Lent, and other fasting days. This is how we have made baklava since the beginning of time for vegans.
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Equipment

  • 1 Food Cooker To cut the nuts

Ingredients
  

Syrup

  • 2 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar 500g
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 cup Water
  • tbsp Rosewater 15g

Baklava

  • 16 oz Unopened container of filo dough sheets 455g
  • 16 oz Walnuts
  • 2 tsp Cardamom ground
  • 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 g Ground cloves  Half a teaspoon
  • 1 cup Extra virgin olive oil in 210g Add more for frying

Notes

If your pistachios are not already ground, throw them in the food processor before washing them while your baklava bakes. Pulse them until they’re finely ground, but before they turn into a paste.