Honey and Blood Orange Olive Oil Baklava

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. phyllo dough
• 6 ounces blanched almonds
• 6 ounces roasted walnuts
• 6 ounces roasted pistachios
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated blood orange zest
• 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Bella Nonnas Blood Orange Olive Oil
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 inch strip of blood orange zest

Cooking Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease the the bottoms and sides of a 9×13 inch pan with Blood Orange.
• Pulse the nuts with the sugar, orange zest and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor until finely chopped.
• Unroll and cut the phyllo sheets in half to fit pan.
• Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work.
• Place two sheets of dough in pan, brush with blood orange olive oil thoroughly.
• Repeat the process until there are 8 sheets layered.
• Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top.
• Top with two sheets of dough, blood orange olive oil, nuts, layering as you go.
• The top layer should be about 6-8 sheets deep.
• Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan.
• You may cut into four long rows. Bake in the center of the oven for approximately 50 minutes until baklava is golden, crisp.

Make the syrup while baklava is baking.

• In a heavy sauce pan, bring the water, sugar and blood orange juice to a boil.
• Add honey, cinnamon stick and orange peel and simmer for about 20 minutes longer.

Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it and allow to cool.

Cooking Time: 50 min
Servings: 10-12