Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pecan pie baklava. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pecan Pie Baklava is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Pecan Pie Baklava is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

A few years ago I made Peanut Butter Baklava and that rocked my world (yours too, y'all love it). Ever since then I've been itching to make another version. This baklava has layers of phyllo dough that are sandwiched with tons of pecans and butter. In a bowl, mix together egg, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, pecans, cinnamon, and orange zest.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pecan pie baklava using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pecan Pie Baklava:

1. Prepare 1/2 pack Phyllo Dough (1 roll from 2 pack), defrosted
2. Get 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
3. Prepare 2 cup pecans
4. Prepare 1 cup sugar
5. Make ready 1 cup water
6. Make ready 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
7. Get 1 tsp vanilla

There are so many ways to make this ultra sweet yummy dessert. Even different parts of America have their own way they like it. Pecan Pie and Maple Syrup Baklava. A delicious alternative to traditional Christmas cake.

Steps to make Pecan Pie Baklava:

1. Assemble your ingredients before you start. Place melted butter in a bowl and have a pastry brush for brushing it on the phyllo. Place nuts in a bowl near your work surface.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly butter your 9x9” pan using a pastry brush. Unwrap your roll of phyllo dough onto a cutting board and cut it in half, so it will fit in your pan. Cover the phyllo dough with a layer of plastic wrap and place a damp kitchen towel over the top.
3. Brush the top sheet of phyllo with melted butter. Grab it and the sheet below it (so you have two sheets) and place them, butter side down, in the pan. Repeat two more times, so you have 6 sheets of phyllo in the pan. Cover the phyllo with the plastic/damp towel.
4. Sprinkle with pecans. Butter another phyllo sheet and grab the one below it (so you have two sheets) and place them, butter side down, on top the pecans. Sprinkle with pecans. Repeat this about 4 more times, or until you are out of pecans.
5. Butter another phyllo sheet and grab the one below it (so you have two sheets) and place them, butter side down, on top the last pecan layer. Repeat this two times, so you have 6 layers on top of your last pecan layer. Butter the top of the baklava.
6. Using a sharp knife, cut your baklava into squares, being sure to cut all the way though all the layers. You can cut squares or diamonds, whatever you like. Bake about 30-40 minutes, until the baklava is golden brown.
7. While the baklava is baking, heat the water, sugar, dark corn syrup, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to lowest setting until the baklava comes out of the oven.
8. When the baklava comes out of the oven, pour the corn syrup mixture over the top, being sure to get it in all the cuts. Let cool completely, uncovered, for several hours.

Pecan Pie and Maple Syrup Baklava. A delicious alternative to traditional Christmas cake. While the baklava is baking, heat the water, sugar, dark corn syrup, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to lowest setting until the baklava comes out of the oven. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to lowest setting until the baklava comes out of the oven.

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