All the flavour of baklava, but without too much sweetness.
Ingredients
For the baklava slice
- 115g butter – melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Finely grated zest of ½ lemon
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups mixed walnuts, pecans and pistachios – roasted and chopped
For the honey icing
- 60g butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 cups icing sugar
- Finely grated zest of ¼ lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- A pinch of salt
- A little boiling water, if needed
- Chopped roasted pistachios, to garnish
Method
For the baklava slice
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan bake). Line a 20cm square slice tin with baking paper.
- Beat together the butter, sugar, honey, salt, cinnamon, vanilla and lemon zest until smooth.
- Add the egg and beat again.
- Gently mix in the flour then fold in the nuts.
- Transfer to the prepared tin and bake for 28–30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Leave to cool while you make the icing.
- To make the Honey Icing, melt the butter and honey in a medium saucepan. Add the icing sugar, lemon zest and juice and salt and beat for a few minutes until pale and fluffy. If it seems to thick, thin with a little boiling water.
- Spread the icing over the cooled slice. Sprinkle with the extra chopped pistachios and refrigerate until the icing is set before cutting into wedges.