Add rose if it to smell like grandma's perfume nooooooooo hahaha. I love anything rose scented like turkish delight! Thanks for this video, especially the second recipe.
before this channel i only knew about Baklava filled with walnuts or pistachios. I’m amazed by all these varieties! And as someone from the Southern US where Pecan Pie Reigns supreme Pecan baklava sounds divine! now I’ll just have to find phyllo dough not from the freezer aisle lol
Try the frozen phyllo, but maybe get two different brands just in case. Some frozen phyllo is useable, it just takes trial and error to find the right brands. Hope you enjoy it!
You said you poured hot syrup on the hot baklava? I was taught that only one component, either the baklava or the syrup, should be hot. Could you clarify? That crunch was heard around the world! 😋
I always pour the syrup on when both the baklava and the syrup are hot, if for no other reason, to enjoy the bubbles and the sound it makes, as Obi so beautifully demonstrates in this video. Oh, Baklava! You truly are the Emperor of desserts!
Hi Obi, love love your videos! You are giving me such a craving for Middle Eastern food, and also making me more passionate about cooking it, so thank you!! Do you take requests? If so, would you be able to do ash sabzi / haleem from Iran? Always wanted to figure out a great home style way to make those meaty porridge dishes Keep up the amazing videos ☺️
These are absolutely superb recipes. In fact we couldn’t decide to do one or the other so we combined the two and had a pistachio and cream filling. Utterly stunning, best baklava I’ve ever eaten! ♥️
I just made the 2nd recipe and wow it turned out amazing. I couldn’t get a hold of the Turkish filo pastry but nevertheless it’s turned out brilliantly!
Thanks for the video, I actually use some of the items you used like Anthap pistachio and the filo pastry, I ordered it online but can i ask which shop did you go to buy those items?
I made this Baklava last night with pecan and pistachio and I used frozen phyllo dough. My Husband is Egyptian and loved it! It was an absolute hit and now he’s asked for Basbousa lol. I also made the red lentil soup and it was amazing.
Thank you for posting these recipes. I've always wanted to try baklava but intimidating...! But after seeing your video I'm like whoa this is so easy. My husband buys a tray of baklava sometimes, and they are mostly dry and tasteless. Disappointing, and expensive! I will love to try making both of these desserts.
I'm going to try this. I made baklave once and wasn't really happy with the result. The taste was good (walnut and honey for the sirup) but it was too dry. It might be because the recipe I used didn't clarify the butter. Or I didn't use enough? I'm not sure but I'm going to try again with your recipe. Is there a difference if I would just buy clarified butter (like ghee) instead of clarifying it myself?
lol obi throwing shade at rose water.... i dont like rose water either but i LOVE orange blossom water flavored sweets... morocco has some really nice cookies/pastries with orange blossom water in it YUM, can you make that too, obi? i am talking about these moon shaped thick cookies that kinda look like chinese fortune cookies but are softer and have a nut/orange filling
aaahhhh at last i found someone who actually knows what they are talking about and the instructions are spot on . Every little detail explained , you is da bestttt
U remind me of Gaziantep's baklava (yesterday i visited Gaziantep 🇹🇷) The most yummmmmmy baklava in the world...from the origin fresh🥰 I will try yours
You really made this look easy🖒 - cant wait to try it out. Where are these Turkish shops you got the filo+pistachios from? Area pls if you dont want to be specific about store.
I recently put out an episode of my show where I made a baklava including peanuts and a date jam! I think you might enjoy it if you have time to check it out! Really informative video!
Absolutely incredible coming from a chef the cream filled one is very creative never tasted it before but I will be definitely trying this well done mate you impressed me
I’ve never tried to make it at home because I’ve always heard you can’t get the proper crunch from a home oven. What kind of oven do you use to get that crunch?!
for the final fizzle what is the combo, I mean the hot tray and hot syrup, hot try and cold syrup, etc.... I try the recipe of the classic baklava and the result is awsome. hope someone help me!
Just get Ghee, it's clarified butter and healthy as well. Making it yourself is useful if you can't get Ghee, but mentioning Ghee would be also beneficial to know for many.
This is the most dangerous thing ever, I've been away from home for years now, and the cream Bakalva is my favourite dessert ever, but I cannot find it here any where, so we watched this video and decided to make it, and holy shit, this is the best one I've ever had, it's on bar with some of the best patisseries in Egypt Thank you very much for making it possible for us to experience this whenever we want, you are legends
I've made the pistachio one yesterday. Thanks to your awesome step by step explanation it looked so professional ! I think it's the best Baklava I've ever eaten, the quality is so good, it's not too sweet, it's well balanced and we can have the taste of each component contrary to the ready made one which taste only like sugar. I'm really thankful. May Allah bless you guys for taking so much time, efforts, dedication and helping us making such good quality food.
I recall back when I was in Bristol, I have seen baklava sold in both Greek and Lebanese places I have been to. I wonder how big the variations among those different Mediterranean nations.
I am from Tunisia, the most popular variety here is made with almonds and it's usually less sweet than the Turkish ones I tried. We also make it with pistachio, hazelnuts or pine nuts.
Although it looks different to the Egyptian version in this video, the Turkish desert "Şöbiyet" is a cream filled baklava. Cream is traditionally made using milk and semolina.
Şöbiyet is not the same type of cream though, this is more like a pudding rather than clotted cream or kaymak, which is what's used in şöbiyet. This is more like the laz böreği from karadeniz or like galaktobouriko dessert of greeks
They both look so yummy ! As usual you explain it so well ! I want to try. Is clarified butter same as ghee ? or if I use ghee, will the taste be different ? Is it possible to use honey in the syrup ?
I know you said it is essential, but what if you do not add the syrup to the cream one. Would it be too dry? Because the sugar in the cream is just right for diabetic people. Perhaps more butter would soften it?
Pistachio, hazelnut, and raisin combination is my favorite, you should try adding few drops of coconut oil in the butter mixture, for me and my family we love it that way.
I like how he says "ba-KLA-va". It's different, and he says it like he means it. Respect. I am used to hearing it pronounced more like "BAK-la-va", but I'm not Greek/Turkish/Lebanese/Israeli etc, I'm just boring old Italian; it's not really "our" thing, but we love it. I only ever tried the Greek version, and it is not green, (it's brown) and it doesn't taste like Granny's perfume, (it tastes like cinnamon and oranges and crack cocaine) so what do I know?
Hiya love the channel and baklava 😋. Just wanted to ask you which shop in North London do you buy the ground pistachios from. I have not seen them in the various Turkish shops I shop in. Thanks 👍
Hey Obi and Salma, After many years of happy baklava making, I am in the process of making my first baklava ever from my own home made filo! It's actually easier than I thought and after making borek from my own filo, it's definitely worlds apart (in a good way) from shop bought. So if you see this comment, can I request you make a video on making home made filo, so everyone else can enjoy it. It takes about an hour and a half to roll out 20 sheets, (it needs 2 hours resting time too) enough for a fabulous baklava, or whatever else you want to make. It also makes filo cigars super simple because the pastry is so supple and the borek spirals so easy too. Thank you as always for the best middle Eastern cookery channel on RUclips
I've never made baklava. I've only had one brand I liked and don't know how to find it again. I had no idea that there were so many varieties. If I can find the filo you suggest, I will try this, or one of your other versions. I love mango. I love nuts. I really want to try it.
“Baklava that tastes like a bottle of grandma’s perfume” 🤣🤣🤣
Sito's eau de mawarid.
if so then it's not baklava. come to gaziantep turkey for the real baklava
🤣🤣🤣
Grandma's perfume 😂🤣
That's what it tastes like 😂
This was funny. My husband and I like rose on the skin or in tea, but not in our food.
🤣
He's not wrong
Just returned from a holiday in Turkey.... Coffee and baklava everyday 😎
The crunch got me 🤯 This is epic! You and salma never dissapoint us! 🥰
Thank you! It still is crunchy days later
As a Turkish person, I assume you guys that's the best thing you can do with flour...
Add rose if it to smell like grandma's perfume nooooooooo hahaha. I love anything rose scented like turkish delight! Thanks for this video, especially the second recipe.
before this channel i only knew about Baklava filled with walnuts or pistachios. I’m amazed by all these varieties! And as someone from the Southern US where Pecan Pie Reigns supreme Pecan baklava sounds divine! now I’ll just have to find phyllo dough not from the freezer aisle lol
Please make it and let us know how it turned out 🙏
Try the frozen phyllo, but maybe get two different brands just in case. Some frozen phyllo is useable, it just takes trial and error to find the right brands. Hope you enjoy it!
Pecan baklava sounds amazing and appeals very much to my Texan roots. great idea idk why I didn't think of it before
8:11 "Now begins the annoying process of chopping your nuts" 🤣🤣
You said you poured hot syrup on the hot baklava? I was taught that only one component, either the baklava or the syrup, should be hot. Could you clarify? That crunch was heard around the world! 😋
That's just the Turkish method. We usually do cold syrup too, but it makes sense that they both be hot so the syrup can quickly evaporate.
I always pour the syrup on when both the baklava and the syrup are hot, if for no other reason, to enjoy the bubbles and the sound it makes, as Obi so beautifully demonstrates in this video. Oh, Baklava! You truly are the Emperor of desserts!
"Could you clarify?"
No pun intended. 😉
because he doesnt know like the all arabs how to make baklava. the real baklava is turkish and you sould ome to gaziantep turkey for the best ones
@@mustakil2089 shut up
Hi Obi, love love your videos! You are giving me such a craving for Middle Eastern food, and also making me more passionate about cooking it, so thank you!!
Do you take requests? If so, would you be able to do ash sabzi / haleem from Iran? Always wanted to figure out a great home style way to make those meaty porridge dishes
Keep up the amazing videos ☺️
Yufka in general turkish means thin. So it makes sense.
Im from South Africa and lived in Saudi. I miss the kunafa with cream and kunafa with chocolate. Anyway you can make this? And masoob too
My Turkish neighbours make it every Saturday and drop off a box full of it at my door 😍😍 my absolute favourite with tea!
That's very sweet of them!
That coffee idea got me thinking of all the wild possible flavors of baklava.
It's still complicated to me, altho I did enjoy your video. Thank you 😋
I wonder if you could do a middle layer on the 2nd recipe, just for added stability and even more crunch.
Ive been putting off making Baklava from scratch for years, thanks for finally inspiring me. It's getting done sometime this year.
Stop putting it off: some time this week is better! You will not be disappointed. Have fun!
If you haven't made it yet, find a time soon, get your ingredients and do it. It gets better each time you make it. Enjoy and have fun!
These are absolutely superb recipes. In fact we couldn’t decide to do one or the other so we combined the two and had a pistachio and cream filling. Utterly stunning, best baklava I’ve ever eaten! ♥️
Wow that sounds amazing Neil. If you still have some left, send me some photos on Instagram!
@@MiddleEats I will get my wife to send you some photos as I’m not on IG. Thanks a million for the recipe and video, 🙏🏻
@@MiddleEats oh, we also tweaked it a little by adding orange juice (squeezed) to the syrup and zest of 1 orange to the filling. Heavenly!
I made both of these! The cream one was especially decadent!! Definitely worth the effort
I just made the 2nd recipe and wow it turned out amazing. I couldn’t get a hold of the Turkish filo pastry but nevertheless it’s turned out brilliantly!
Just made baklawa yesterday using this recipe, turned out absolutely delicious!
Thanks for the video, I actually use some of the items you used like Anthap pistachio and the filo pastry, I ordered it online but can i ask which shop did you go to buy those items?
Those were from The Continental Food Exchange in Leytonstone
How common is the sugar syrup poured hot over baklava instead of it being cold as almost every recipe calls
I made this Baklava last night with pecan and pistachio and I used frozen phyllo dough.
My Husband is Egyptian and loved it!
It was an absolute hit and now he’s asked for Basbousa lol.
I also made the red lentil soup and it was amazing.
egyptians dont understand of baklava. come to gaziantep turkey for the real baklava
@@mustakil2089 come on man let’s just appreciate all the different types of middle eastern foods from different cultures. I’m disappointed -A Turk
My favorite dessert! Though i have never had the cream filled one! Ill have to make a vegan version of it!
I gained 2 pounds just by watching this video. Mouth watering dishes :)
Yum canbu show how to make filo pastry
Thank you for posting these recipes. I've always wanted to try baklava but intimidating...! But after seeing your video I'm like whoa this is so easy. My husband buys a tray of baklava sometimes, and they are mostly dry and tasteless. Disappointing, and expensive!
I will love to try making both of these desserts.
I do like the delicious taste of honey, so how much can I use with the sugar?
With 250g of pure butter in it, just how small a portion of it you have to consume, in order not to gain weight?
You must live close to an Arabic Store to make this type of Sweet, unfortunately most people around here not in Arab
I'm going to try this. I made baklave once and wasn't really happy with the result. The taste was good (walnut and honey for the sirup) but it was too dry.
It might be because the recipe I used didn't clarify the butter. Or I didn't use enough?
I'm not sure but I'm going to try again with your recipe.
Is there a difference if I would just buy clarified butter (like ghee) instead of clarifying it myself?
lol obi throwing shade at rose water.... i dont like rose water either but i LOVE orange blossom water flavored sweets... morocco has some really nice cookies/pastries with orange blossom water in it YUM, can you make that too, obi? i am talking about these moon shaped thick cookies that kinda look like chinese fortune cookies but are softer and have a nut/orange filling
This guy has a wonderful presence. Nice balance between insider knowledge and technique - well organised and relaxed. Nice.
aaahhhh at last i found someone who actually knows what they are talking about and the instructions are spot on . Every little detail explained , you is da bestttt
Indeed, in my book the absolute best dessert. Have made Baklava many times but will definitely try your Pistachio recipe. Thank you.
U remind me of Gaziantep's baklava (yesterday i visited Gaziantep 🇹🇷)
The most yummmmmmy baklava in the world...from the origin fresh🥰
I will try yours
I see that you are using Danish butter. Nice to see our national talent recognized.
You really made this look easy🖒 - cant wait to try it out. Where are these Turkish shops you got the filo+pistachios from? Area pls if you dont want to be specific about store.
I recently put out an episode of my show where I made a baklava including peanuts and a date jam! I think you might enjoy it if you have time to check it out! Really informative video!
AWE hell no. Peanuts.🤔😉
I've always wanted to try to make this recipe. This is the year I'm going to do it. I cannot take the Walmart brand anymore a complete waist of money.
Absolutely incredible coming from a chef the cream filled one is very creative never tasted it before but I will be definitely trying this well done mate you impressed me
Shukran Obi! I’ll finally give it a try!
I've always laboriously coated each layer of pastry, usually grumbling about it as I go. No more! I'm absolutely trying it this way.
I’ve never tried to make it at home because I’ve always heard you can’t get the proper crunch from a home oven. What kind of oven do you use to get that crunch?!
"a bottle of grandma's perfume"🤣🤣
for the final fizzle what is the combo, I mean the hot tray and hot syrup, hot try and cold syrup, etc.... I try the recipe of the classic baklava and the result is awsome. hope someone help me!
Just get Ghee, it's clarified butter and healthy as well. Making it yourself is useful if you can't get Ghee, but mentioning Ghee would be also beneficial to know for many.
Butter is easier to find, and most ghee is cooked until the milk browns, which gives it a funky taste
I love how you love the recipes! The second one looks delicious
This is the most dangerous thing ever, I've been away from home for years now, and the cream Bakalva is my favourite dessert ever, but I cannot find it here any where, so we watched this video and decided to make it, and holy shit, this is the best one I've ever had, it's on bar with some of the best patisseries in Egypt
Thank you very much for making it possible for us to experience this whenever we want, you are legends
Your cooking style is just perfect! Stay blessed
Awesome! Love the crunch. Want to try making both of these.
I've made the pistachio one yesterday. Thanks to your awesome step by step explanation it looked so professional ! I think it's the best Baklava I've ever eaten, the quality is so good, it's not too sweet, it's well balanced and we can have the taste of each component contrary to the ready made one which taste only like sugar. I'm really thankful. May Allah bless you guys for taking so much time, efforts, dedication and helping us making such good quality food.
I recall back when I was in Bristol, I have seen baklava sold in both Greek and Lebanese places I have been to. I wonder how big the variations among those different Mediterranean nations.
I am from Tunisia, the most popular variety here is made with almonds and it's usually less sweet than the Turkish ones I tried. We also make it with pistachio, hazelnuts or pine nuts.
obi, can you make the egyptian custard vanilla cream baklava with the vermicelli version? i miss eating that and i dont know how to make that
Amazing !!!!!!!!!!! thanks for recipe i love it with Walnut !!
Yes walnut is so delicious!
Looks so tasty! 😋 It’s always an inspiration to watch your videos.
I am Turkish and I have never heard of cream filled Baklava but honestly it looks absolutely delicious
Although it looks different to the Egyptian version in this video, the Turkish desert "Şöbiyet" is a cream filled baklava. Cream is traditionally made using milk and semolina.
Şöbiyet is not the same type of cream though, this is more like a pudding rather than clotted cream or kaymak, which is what's used in şöbiyet. This is more like the laz böreği from karadeniz or like galaktobouriko dessert of greeks
True, this is similar to konafa, but konafa with vermicelli, or is it baklava, but in the way of other countries
that 's not baklava. that is san sebastian cheese cake
Hi Obi! How can I stop the top layer of my baklava from curling upward during baking? Thanks
You push the edges of each price down, so the centre of each piece is higher than the edges.
i'm making baklava as my birthday cake!
They both look so yummy ! As usual you explain it so well ! I want to try. Is clarified butter same as ghee ? or if I use ghee, will the taste be different ? Is it possible to use honey in the syrup ?
What a beautiful Egyptian man 👨🏻
I know you said it is essential, but what if you do not add the syrup to the cream one. Would it be too dry? Because the sugar in the cream is just right for diabetic people. Perhaps more butter would soften it?
@@nharber9837 Stevia syrup?
I want to try this despite I’m trying to lose some weight 👍😋🤤
Your videos and recipes are delicious
Soooo yummy!!!! Thank you can't wait to try this. Definitely putting it as a fav.
Thanks Obi! Did I hear right? 45 mins for the last baklava? Do pistachos dehydrate? Helpppp
can you use a white ceramic oven safe dish instead ?
Great instructions, everybody including me loved my baklava and I am already planning to do it again, maybe tonight
the first one isn't baklava. might be delicious but just a dessert which made by with baklava yufka.
oh man, that is some insane crunching sound you did there
Thank you! I will definitely be making one or both versions in the near future!
love your channel you deserve a million subs
If you have a whole video on this dessert learn how to pronounce its name correctly. The way you say it is not 😫😕😞
Super nice 👍
Amazing! As expected buddy.
The crunch sound oh my goodness!!! I want to eat some NOW! 😆
Pistachio, hazelnut, and raisin combination is my favorite, you should try adding few drops of coconut oil in the butter mixture, for me and my family we love it that way.
?Raisins....Nope.
Thanks Obi for giving us different versions of making this, can't wait to try them! Glad to see you guys back again!
What are your favourite bakeries in London?
These look so scrumptious.
Don't imitate Turkish culture when you can't
I always thought baklava is really hard to make...now I feel I can give it a try!
Time consuming.
I like how he says "ba-KLA-va". It's different, and he says it like he means it. Respect.
I am used to hearing it pronounced more like "BAK-la-va", but I'm not Greek/Turkish/Lebanese/Israeli etc, I'm just boring old Italian; it's not really "our" thing, but we love it. I only ever tried the Greek version, and it is not green, (it's brown) and it doesn't taste like Granny's perfume, (it tastes like cinnamon and oranges and crack cocaine) so what do I know?
Love ittttt thank you will be trying this recipe !
Yummy 😋
The baklavas are amazing! How where and how do you store them to have the crunchy for next day?!!!
Hiya love the channel and baklava 😋. Just wanted to ask you which shop in North London do you buy the ground pistachios from. I have not seen them in the various Turkish shops I shop in.
Thanks 👍
Hey Obi and Salma,
After many years of happy baklava making, I am in the process of making my first baklava ever from my own home made filo! It's actually easier than I thought and after making borek from my own filo, it's definitely worlds apart (in a good way) from shop bought. So if you see this comment, can I request you make a video on making home made filo, so everyone else can enjoy it. It takes about an hour and a half to roll out 20 sheets, (it needs 2 hours resting time too) enough for a fabulous baklava, or whatever else you want to make. It also makes filo cigars super simple because the pastry is so supple and the borek spirals so easy too. Thank you as always for the best middle Eastern cookery channel on RUclips
Never seen creme filled baklava. Is this common or something you came up with?
me too :/
daaaamn those things are amazing
Looks amazing
For some reason vietnamese captions come up for this video
I have never tried baklava before...Wow! that is fantastic desert and I love pistachios .Thank you for sharing the video
Hi! What is the size of the pistachio baklawa dish?
I 100% want baklava to taste like a bottle of grandma's perfume! Obi gets me.
Excellent.👍
I've never made baklava. I've only had one brand I liked and don't know how to find it again. I had no idea that there were so many varieties. If I can find the filo you suggest, I will try this, or one of your other versions. I love mango. I love nuts. I really want to try it.
Very detailed. Can you please list ingredients in cups and spoons.
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