Syrupy Walnut Phyllo Rolls – Baklava Rolls
If you love baklava, you can make this easy, vegan, healthier version at home. Walnuts wrapped in phyllo and drizzled with syrup is a perfect dessert any time of the day.
Servings 12 Rolls
Ingredients
- 5 ounces walnuts (without the shell)
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon olive oil plus more for brushing
- 6 sheets of phyllo
For the syrup:
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350 degrees F (180 C).
- Make the syrup by stirring ½ cup of sugar in ¼ cup of water in a sauce pan. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add the lemon juice and stir. Set aside and let it cool.
- In a food processor pulse the walnuts, cinnamon, sugar, breadcrumbs and olive oil, until grainy (should not be chunky).
- Start folding the rolls. Spread a phyllo sheet and brush with a bit of olive oil, place a second sheet on top of the first one and brush with olive oil. Repeat with the third sheet until you have 3 sheets stacked on top of each other.
- Cut the sheets crosswise in half. Then cut each piece in 3 rectangles.
- Place about 1 heaping tablesppon of the filling on the top of each piece (on the short side).
- Now fold the sides in (like a burrito), and then roll tightly into thin logs, they will be about 4 inches long.
- Place in a pan tightly one next to the other.
- Repeat this with the other 3 phyllo sheets.
- Brush lightly with olive oil and bake until phyllo turn golden about 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and immediately pour the cold syrup over them.
- Let the rolls sit for at least an hour before serving, so that the syrup will soak in.
- Store at remove temperature, covered.
Notes
You can cut phyllo in larger pieces and form larger cigars.