I made baklava! That means you can, too.
I had most of a package of phyllo pastry left over after the Christmas b’stilla, so it seemed like the time to try this. I’m pleased to report that once you’ve gotten over the difficulties of handling the tissue-thin phyllo, this is a very easy dessert to make. You just stack layers of butter-brushed phyllo with layers of cinnamon-coated nuts, bake the whole thing, then pour a sugar and honey syrup over it. I used the recipe here, and it’s great. Perhaps sugar-craving me would make 1.5 times the syrup next time around…
My blog posting has suffered this week. Sparks and I are both trying to recover from the holiday rush, I think, while at the same time feeling the nesting rush come upon us. Poor Sparks almost seems to have it worse than me–every weekend he plans out three weekends’ worth of projects. Right now he’s out getting shelving for my sewing room, and when he gets back, we’re going to PAINT THE NURSERY together. Then I can assemble the crib while he installs a light fixture and wires up our new Netflix streaming box and replaces bathroom light fixtures and fixes the exhaust fan in my bathroom and etc etc etc.
Busy times at Low House. I will keep you posted…
