2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
It would be an extremely short-sighted decision on your part if, visiting the Turkish city of Istanbul, you do not stop at one of the many confectioneries to drink real Turkish tea and feel the authentic taste of Turkish baklava.
Although this dessert is widespread in almost all Central and Southeast Asian countries, it is especially revered in Turkey. And there is nothing strange in that, because that is where it comes from. But not from Istanbul, as many believe, but from the town of Gazintep, which is the largest in southeastern Turkey.
Either way, nowadays you can find out the secret of Turkish baklava namely in the small streets of Istanbul, where just peeking behind the windows of the confectionery shops, you would literally be left with your eyes in the glittering gold-shiny crusts of this exceptional Turkish dessert.
And by the way, unlike Bulgaria, where baklava is prepared at home mainly when we celebrate something, in Turkey it is offered on all occasions, including just for Welcome.
The truth is, we could hardly reveal you the secret of authentic Turkish baklava, because only those who have mastered its preparation centuries ago are familiar with it. And yet we have something for you that can reveal the curtains in front of you the real Turkish baklava.
A basic rule when preparing it is to make it from hand-kneaded crusts that are so thin that you can literally read your book by looking through them. It is good for the barks to be about 30-40 in number or as Winnie the Pooh said - The more, the more!
Unlike our baklava, for which we usually prepare sugar syrup "one to goethe" (figuratively speaking), the sugar syrup for Turkish baklava is always prepared in a ratio of sugar: water 1: 1 and freshly squeezed lemon juice is added to it. The baklava should be sweet, but not so sweet that it is too heavy.
The perfect Turkish baklava it must be crispy and have a shiny golden color. It can stay without spoiling for more than 10 days, but it is best a few hours after preparation.
And two more tips if you want to prepare authentic Turkish baklava. Use only fresh butter to make it, and add pistachios to the ground walnuts. Pistachio is the other pride of the Turks and one of the secret ingredients of the original Turkish baklava!
And if you think that baklava exhausts the unique flavors of our favorite Turkish pastries, take your time. To complement the sweet harmony with oriental notes, check out our:
- Turkish roar;
- Turkish sweets;
- Turkish tolumbichki;
- recipes for kunefe;
- Turkish desserts.
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