Baklava is a sweet layered pastry covered with honey or sweet syrup. It was invented in Ottoman Empire, but now is widely used in cuisines of many countries in the Middle East, Caucasus and Balkans.

Ingredients

Butter: 100 gr
Sour cream: 250 gr
Peeled walnuts: 2,5 cups
Sugar: 2 cups
Honey: 5 tablespoons
Flour: 3 cups
Water: 2 cups

Cooking method

Mix butter and sour cream in a deep bowl, then add flour and mix thoroughly. Cut the dough into 4 even parts and put in the refrigerator.

To prepare the filling, grind walnuts and mix them with sugar and two tablespoons of honey.
When stuffing is done, take the dough out from the fridge, roll one of the pieces and put the filling on top. Do the same with the second and the third pieces of dough, laying them out in layers.The last piece of dough goes on top and is decorated with small notches.

Bake baklava in the oven at 180°C for 20 minutes. Then use the notches to pour sweet syrup made from 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of honey inside.
Bake the pastry for another 30 minutes until done.