Honey Pistachio Baklava

5 from 2 votes

This honey pistachio baklava is absolutely delicious with the honey pistachio nut mixture stuffed in between crispy buttery filo layers.

Servings:

In a pot, add water and sugar. Bring to a boil for about 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, flower water, and orange blossom water.
Remove from heat and allow to cool down.

Add walnuts and pistachios to the food processor. Pulse on high until nuts are crushed. This should take about 10 pulses. Pour crushed nuts into a large bowl.
Set aside about ¼ cup of the crushed nut mixture to use as a topping later.
In a separate bowl, add flower water, orange blossom water, honey, and sugar. Add 3 tablespoon of the hot simple syrup.
Mix all of the honey and sugar ingredients together. Pour honey and sugar mixture over crushed nut mixture. Mix well.

Unwrap the thawed filo dough. Individual sheets are very fragile and can break easily. Prepare an area where the unrolled filo dough can be laid. Place a damp towel over the filo when not in use.
Heat butter or ghee on the stovetop. If using butter, scrape the top and discard it.
Place a parchment paper on the bottom of the 9" x 13" pan.
The filo dough is twice the size of the pan. Just fold the filo dough in the middle and lay it on the baking dish. Using a brush or soft spatula, spread melted butter all over the fil dough layer.
Continue layering filo and butter until you have completed 4 filo sheets (the equivalent of 8 layers) on the bottom. Spread ⅓ of the nut mixture in a thin layer. Next, continue layering filo and butter for 3 filo sheets (or the equivalent of 6 layers). Again, spread ⅓ of the nut mixture in a thin layer. Then, continue layering filo and butter for 3 filo sheets (or the equivalent of 6 layers). Make the last nut mixture layer. Layer the filo and butter for 3 more filo sheets (or the equivalent of 6 layers) for the top layer of the filo dessert.
Spread butter on the top. Cut the baklava prior to baking. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes at 375 ℉ (190 ℃).
Remove from the oven and immediately pour the cooled simple syrup mixture into the cracks. Let the baklava cool. Add crushed pistachios and walnuts to the top of the baklava.

Place the frozen filo dough from the freezer in the fridge the night or day before making the recipe. This is very important!
You can use ghee instead of butter.
Sugar can be substituted in lieu of honey.
You can make this with only walnuts or only pistachios. Or, you can change the mixture ratio as per your liking.