Diamond Bakery Baklava

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made from layers of thin phyllo (filo) dough, butter, chopped nuts, and sugar or honey syrup. It is a traditional dessert found throughout the Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and parts of Central Asia. Typical ingredients include: Phyllo dough — many thin, crisp layers Butter or clarified butter — brushed between layers Nuts — commonly walnuts, pistachios, or almonds Spices — often cinnamon, cloves, or cardamom Syrup — made with sugar, honey, lemon, and sometimes rose water or orange blossom water It is usually cut into diamonds, squares, or triangles before baking. The finished pastry has a crisp, flaky top and bottom with a sweet, nutty, syrup-soaked center.