Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, gordon's lemon zest baklava. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Gordon's Lemon Zest Baklava is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Gordon's Lemon Zest Baklava is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have gordon's lemon zest baklava using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Gordon's Lemon Zest Baklava:

1. Prepare 300 grams unsalted pistachio nuts, chopped (you may find this easiest to do in a blender)
2. Make ready 100 grams caster sugar
3. Make ready Zest of 1 lemon
4. Make ready 200 grams butter, melted
5. Take 16 sheets filo pastry, cut in half
6. Make ready For the syrup
7. Prepare 200 grams caster sugar
8. Prepare Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Steps to make Gordon's Lemon Zest Baklava:

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC/Gas 3. —– 2. Put the pistachios, caster sugar and lemon zest into a bowl and mix together. —– 3. Select a baking tray the size of your halved filo sheets. Brush it with melted butter and place a halved sheet of filo on it. Brush this with butter, sprinkle with some of the pistachio mixture, and continue layering the sheets in the same way until you have used all 32 of them.
2. 4. Using a sharp knife, cut the layered pastry into bite-sized squares. Bake for 30–40 minutes, until golden and crisp on top. —– 5. Meanwhile, make the syrup. Put the sugar, lemon zest and juice into a small saucepan with 200ml water and bring to the boil, stirring to help the sugar dissolve. Simmer for 7–10 minutes, until the syrup has slightly thickened. Set aside to cool.
3. 6. When the baklava are ready and piping hot, place the tray on a work surface and pour the syrup over them, making sure it penetrates every bit of them and runs between the gaps. Leave for at least 12 hours before eating. The baklava can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.

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