Monday, March 26, 2007

Orange Chocolate Baklava

When Michael M suggested a Mediterranean theme for Sunday's dinner, I took the opportunity to try Scharffenberger's Orange Chocolate Baklava recipe from The Essence of Chocolate. The chocolate part is chopped up chocolate bits in the filling. The orange flavor is entirely in the sugar/honey syrup, which is cooked with orange juice, orange peel, and a cinnamon stick, then strained and poured over the just-baked pastry. And let's not forget the cup of clarified butter. Who wants butterfat?

Orange Chocolate Baklava - making honey-orange syrup Orange Chocolate Baklava - ingredients Orange Chocolate Baklava - almonds and pistachios Orange Chocolate Baklava - filling mixture Orange Chocolate Baklava - layering filling over phyllo Orange Chocolate Baklava - rolled up and ready to bake Orange Chocolate Baklava - baked and honeyed Orange Chocolate Baklava

posted by Ben @ 9:43 PM   |