Breakfast Baklava

16 ingredients
24 steps

Ingredients

  • Syrup
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 dash salt
  • 3 whole cloves or 1 dash ground cloves
  • Nut Filling
  • 1/2 cup sliced blanched almond
  • 1/4 cup walnut halves, and pieces
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 dash salt, if desired (optional)
  • Biscuits
  • 1 (16 1/3 ounce) can pillsbury grands flaky layers butter refrigerated biscuits (8 biscuits)

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oven to 350°F
  2. 2
    Generously spray 8 (2 3/4x1 1/4-inch) nonstick muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. 3
    In 1-quart saucepan, mix syrup ingredients; heat to boiling.
  4. 4
    Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Discard whole cloves.
  6. 6
    Meanwhile, in food processor bowl with metal blade, place filling ingredients.
  7. 7
    Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until finely chopped: set aside.
  8. 8
    Separate dough into 8 biscuits.
  9. 9
    Separate each biscuit into 3 layers.
  10. 10
    Place 1 biscuit layer in bottom of 1 muffin cup.
  11. 11
    Brush dough with syrup; top with 1 1/2 teaspoons nut filling and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup.
  12. 12
    Place second biscuit layer on top; press edge of second biscuit into side of bottom biscuit.
  13. 13
    Brush with syrup; top with 1 1/2 teaspoons nut filling and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup.
  14. 14
    Top with third biscuit layer.
  15. 15
    Brush with syrup; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon nut filling.
  16. 16
    Repeat with remaining biscuits.
  17. 17
    Reserve remaining syrup (about 1/2 cup). *see note below
  18. 18
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown.
  19. 19
    Cool 1 minute.
  20. 20
    Remove from pan.
  21. 21
    Serve warm with remaining syrup.
  22. 22
    *To make ahead, prepare as directed through step 4; cover and refrigerate overnight.
  23. 23
    Bake as directed.
  24. 24
    Reheat reserved 1/2 cup syrup in microwave on High 30 to 60 seconds until hot.

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