Description
Bulbul Yuvası, or Nightingale’s Nest Baklava, is a delicate Turkish dessert featuring spiraled phyllo dough nests filled with chopped pistachios, baked to golden crispiness, and soaked in a lemon-honey syrup, then finished with a sprinkle of ground pistachios.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 lb phyllo dough, thawed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup finely chopped pistachios
- 1/4 cup ground pistachios (for garnish)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cut phyllo sheets into 3-inch wide strips. Keep unused sheets covered with a damp towel.
- Take one strip, brush with melted butter, and fold it accordion-style onto a skewer or dowel.
- Slide the folded dough off and press into a greased muffin tin to form a nest shape. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Fill each nest with chopped pistachios.
- Brush the tops with more melted butter.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, until golden and crisp.
- While baking, combine sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in honey and remove syrup from heat. Let cool slightly.
- Once baklava nests are out of the oven, pour the cooled syrup over them evenly.
- Let the nests soak for 2–3 hours at room temperature.
- Garnish with ground pistachios before serving.
Notes
- Use high-quality pistachios for best flavor and texture.
- Ensure phyllo dough is fully thawed before working with it to avoid tearing.
- Let the syrup cool before pouring it over hot baklava to maintain crispness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 nest
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
