Re: Great Baklava Recipe

[Guest guest]

--, Thank you for this recipe...baklava is one of our favorite

holiday cookies...Oh, we'd like it any other time..but it seems I

only make for the holidays and now to get it lower caloried.

My question...I'd rather use walnuts in place of the

almonds..what would be the calorie/point difference?? And also I

did not know you could use splenda in in the same recipe as

sugar..Can you use all splenda????? Sherrie E.

- In wwliterside@y..., " Zotz " <mary@z...> wrote:

> Baklava

>

> Servings: 60

> Points per serving: 1.26

>

> 1 cup ground almonds

> 1 cup pistachio nuts, ground

> 2/3 cup splenda -- granular

> 1 1/3 cups sugar

> 1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom

> 12 sheets phyllo dough

> 1 cup water

> 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice -- from 1/2 of a lemon

> 1 tablespoon rose water

> Pam Spray

>

> 1. Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the almonds, pistachios, 2/3 c

splenda, and 1 t ground cardamom in a medium bowl; stir to combine.

>

> 2. Spray a 10x13 " baking dish with Pam. Lay one half-sheet of

phyllo in the prepared dish, and spray with Pam. Repeat with 5 more

sheets of phyllo, spraying them with Pam and stacking them in dish.

>

> 3. Sprinkle 1/3 of the nut mixture over the phyllo, and top with

the remaining 6 sheets of phyllo, spraying each sheet with Pam before

adding the next. Repeat 2 times, until all the nuts and phyllo are

used.

>

> 4. Using a very sharp knife, cut phyllo stack lengthwise into 7

strips. Cut across strips diagonally, 1.25 " apart to make diamonds.

Spray the top with Pam. Bake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes.

>

> 5. Place 1 1/3 c sugar and the water in a medium saucepan; bring to

a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add remaining 1/2 t

cardamom; continue to boil for 10 minutes until syrup has thickened

slightly. Remove from heat, and stir in the lemon juice and rose

water. Pour over the baked pastry.

>

> Per Serving: 55 Calories; 2g Fat; 1g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate;

trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 19mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain

(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

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