I used to make these baklava flutes together with my grandmother, around Christmas time. The are a traditional treat on the island that my grandmother lives on, Chios. They are easy and they can't really go wrong :)
They will take about an hour to make, including baking time and preparing the syrup. You first need to prepare the flutes, and as they are baking prepare their honey and cinnamon syrup. This recipe makes about 18-24 pieces.
Grandma's honey and cinnamon baklava flutes
ingredients for the flutes
- 75 gr butter melt
- 100 gr almonds grinded
- 100 gr walnuts grinded
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon o grinded cloves
- 9 filo fresh dough sheet
instructions for the flutes
- Melt the butter and pour in a small ball.
- Mix the grinded almonds, walnuts, cinnamon and cloves.
- Lay the first filo dough on your working area, take a brush and spread a very thin layer of butter.
- Spead a thin layer of the mix and cover the sheet with a new one.
- Repeat the butter spreading and mix two more time, until you have used 3 sheets.
- Cut the filo sheets in half by using scissors and roll one half into one roll (now it should look like a flute ;)
- Use the scissors to cut the roll into 3-4 even flutes.
- Place each flute on the baking paper.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown, in per warmed oven, 180C. This is how they look like after baking:
ingredients for the syrup
- 300 gr sugar
- 300 ml water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tea spoon lemon juice
- 3 table spoons honey
instructions for the syrup
- Put all ingredients together and bring to boil.
- Test the thickness by dipping a spoon and let it run.
- Once the syrup becomes think, it will no longer run like water but more like a thin honey.
- Do not overcook, if it starts turning dark you have boiled it too far.
Let the flutes cool down, place them in a tapper and pour the warm syrup on top. Make sure they are half covered. Leave overnight and next day they are ready!
Keep in a closed tupperwear to maintain freshness :)
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