Choc & awe
Your Home and Garden|April 2023
Make like the Easter bunny and indulge yourself with these dreamy treats
Choc & awe

Chocolate baklava 

MAKES 12

1 Preheat oven to 190°C. Line a large oven tray with baking paper.

2 Make Nut Filling. Place nuts on an oven tray; roast in oven for 5 minutes or until browned lightly. Cool completely. Process nuts with remaining ingredients until finely chopped.

3 Layer three filo pastry sheets, brushing each with a little of the butter. Spread half the filling over pastry, leaving a 3cm border along both long sides. Starting at one long side, roll up pastry to form a log; cut in half. Place on oven tray; brush with butter. Repeat with remaining pastry, butter and filling.

4 Bake baklava for 20 minutes or until golden and crisp.

5 Meanwhile, make Honey Syrup. Stir sugar, the water and honey in a small saucepan, over medium heat, without boiling, for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened slightly. Stir in juice and rind.

6 Stand baklava on tray for 5 minutes to cool slightly, then transfer to a shallow heatproof dish, just large enough to hold it. Pour hot syrup over baklava; stand for 3 hours or until syrup is absorbed. To serve, cut each log on the diagonal into three pieces.

Tip

When you're not using the pastry, keep it covered with a damp tea towel, to prevent it from drying out.

Praline rocky road ice cream

SERVES 4

1 Combine ice cream, peaches and nuts in a large bowl. Freeze until almost firm.

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