Traditional Azerbaijani Walnut Baklava 🇦🇿 | The Taste of the East

By Kənd Həyatı

Community Score: 50% | 1.4M views | 3mo

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

Azerbaijani Baklava Recipe | Homemade Traditional Dessert Today we’re making **traditional Azerbaijani baklava** — rich, buttery, layered with walnuts, and soaked in fragrant sugar syrup. This recipe is made in a **36 cm round baking pan**, and one cup equals **200 ml**. ### Ingredients ### Dough * 1 cup milk * 1 teaspoon sugar * ½ teaspoon yeast * 1 packet vanilla sugar * 1 whole egg * 1 egg white (yolk reserved for topping) * A pinch of salt * 150 g butter, melted * 4 cups flour (add gradually after 3.5 cups) ### Filling * 300 g walnuts, finely ground * 1 cup sugar * 1 teaspoon cardamom ### Between the Layers & Top * 300 g butter, melted ### Topping * 1 egg yolk * 1 tablespoon milk ### Syrup * 2.5 cups sugar * 2 cups water * Juice of ¼ lemon --- ### Instructions 1. **Prepare the Dough** Warm the milk slightly and mix it with sugar and yeast. Let it activate for a few minutes. Add the egg, egg white, vanilla, salt, and melted butter. Gradually add flour and knead unt

Tags: Traditional Azerbaijani Walnut Baklava, Azerbaijani Baklava, Walnut Baklava Recipe, Baklava From Azerbaijan, Taste Of The East, Middle Eastern Desserts, Caucasus Cuisine, Homemade Baklava, Layered Pastry Dessert, Sweet Walnut Filling, Traditional Holiday Dessert, Authentic Azerbaijani Cuisine, Village Style Baking, Rustic Dessert Recipe, Syrup Soaked Pastry, Old Fashioned Baking, Baking Baklava At Home, Festive Dessert, Handmade Baklava, Traditional Sweet Pastry