Apple Rum Baklava Recipe
Apple Rum Baklava
3 cups chopped apples
2 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons rum
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 pound phyllo dough
1 pound butter, clarified, melted
1 cup honey
Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl; mix well
Trim 8 sheets phyllo dough to fit 10 x 15-inch baking pan
Keep unused phyllo covered with damp cloth
Arrange in baking pan, brushing each sheet generously with melted butter
Spread half the apple mixture over phyllo dough
Arrange 6 buttered sheets phyllo dough over apple mixture
Spread with remaining apple mixture
Top with 8 buttered sheets phyllo dough
Cut into squares
Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until golden brown
Heat honey in small saucepan
Drizzle over hot baklava
May substitute 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 tablespoons lemon rind for rum
Yields 12 servings
Approx Per Serving: Cal 606; Prot 4
3 g; Carbo 49
6 g; T Fat 46
2 g; Chol 82
8 mg; Potas 277
0 mg; Sod 294
0 mg
Nutritional information does not include phyllo dough
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