Passover Mock Baklava
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Posted by:butterfly
This sweet matzah dessert may be made with butter or margarine and resembles a layered dessert filled with nuts and fruit, plus a sweet syrup. Please note this should be prepared a day or two ahead of time so the matzah layers have a chance to get softened and soaked and sweetened. If you don't prepare in advance you may be disappointed since this dessert improves with age!
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Ingredients
5 to 6 matzoh ( soak in warm water for a few minutes only to soften )
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sugar
1 pkg dried soft apricots fine chopped
1 tsp cinnamon
1 stick butter or margarine melted and divided
Syrup:
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
juice from one lemon
3 Tbs butter or margarine
Topping:
Honey as desired
sugar, cinnamon
Whipped cream or parve whipped topping
(both optional)
Directions
- Soften Matzoh in water and lay out on counter and cover with tea towel to keep moist.
- Matzoh should not be be soggy yet remain somewhat pliable.
- Mix chopped nuts with sugar and cinnamon (nuts also can be any favorite combination to include almonds).
- In a 9 inch square pan place down a matzah and brush with melted butter, add some nut mixture; sprinkle on some chopped apricots and repeat layers brushing with each matzah with some melted butter , adding nuts, apricots and ending with a top matzoh.
- Drizzle on some melted butter, sugar, cinnamon and bake 350F about 25 minutes.
- While baking, combine syrup ingredients, bring to boil and cook until syrupy and thickened about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove baklava from oven and cool to warm and then pour on warm syrup.
- Let cool completely.
- When cool, pour on some honey over top of cooled baklava.
- Cover with foil and let rest a day or two.
- Carefully cut into squares and lift out carefully on dessert plates.
- Top with whipped cream if desired or drizzle on some more warmed honey.
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