Tanina Pakhlava

Name: Tanina Pakhlava
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: European, Eastern European
Ingredients: 4 cups flour; 1.5 cups butter; 5 eggs; 3 tbsp cognac; 16 oz sour cream; 1 tsp baking soda; 16 oz walnuts; 3 cups white granulated sugar

4 steps

Prep:1hCook:1h

Family friend's recipe for cake-style baklava (pakhlava). Makes two big trays.

Updated at: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:07:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories534.1 kcal (27%)

Total Fat33.8 g (48%)

Carbs52.1 g (20%)

Sugars30.2 g (34%)

Protein8.1 g (16%)

Sodium65.7 mg (3%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

4 cupsflour

1 ½ cupsbutter

5eggs

3 Tbspcognac

16 ozsour cream

1 tspbaking soda

16 ozwalnuts

3 cupswhite granulated sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Dough: Chop together flour and butter. Add 3 egg yolks, cognac, sour cream, and baking soda. Mix together, separate into 3 pieces and put in the fridge for 30 minutes

Step 2

Filling: Whip 5 egg whites, then add sugar and chopped nuts.

Step 3

Roll out one part of the dough over bottom of 12x18 baking sheet. Evenly spread half of the topping over the dough. Top with second rolled out dough sheet and second half of the filling. Last rolled out dough sheet goes on top and spread remaining egg yolks over it and then score diagonal lines and top with a piece of nut on each diamond.

Step 4

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.