Baklava

[The Antagonist]

HEY! Lumpy got pistachio baklava! where's mine?

how was it Lumpy?

You didn't ask for any or else I certainly would have sent you some! It's all gone now between us and the neighbors!

JB - the Greeks use honey in theirs and almost exclusively walnuts. You can make it with almonds, walnuts or pistacios but the Arabs almost always use pistacios and we don't use honey - we use a sugar mixture and add either rose water or orange blossom water for a unique taste.

Sometimes you'll find the 'birds nest' made with almonds.

I also don't saturate mine with the syrup, I like to taste the nuts and dough.

One of these days I'll put my recipe up on my site.