Dessert for 4

Spiced Ricotta Baklava

Name: Spiced Ricotta Baklava
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 500 g sugar; to taste lemon juice (optional); 300 g walnuts; 200 g pecan nuts; 100 g almonds; 2 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp ground cardomom; 500 g ricotta; 1 lemon; 1 orange; 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste; 250 g unsalted butter; 500 g filo pastry; 100 g ground pistachios

$34.89for 480 minServes 4

Crisp filo layers hold spiced nuts and lemon-orange ricotta beneath a sweet baked syrup.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 25 oz$0.70/oz typical	25 oz	$17.28Typical price
	Cottage cheese, 18 oz$0.17/oz typical	18 oz	$3.00Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1.25$0.60 each typical	1.25	$0.75Typical price
	Oranges, 0.4 lb$1.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.56Typical price
	Butter, 8.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	8.75 oz	$3.53Typical price
	Pie crust, 2.25$3.49 each typical	2.25	$7.69Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$34.89

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

Middle Eastern Vegetarian Desserts

Typical price

$8.72 per serving$34.89 for 4

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Ingredients

500 g sugar
to taste lemon juice (optional)
300 g walnuts
200 g pecan nuts
100 g almonds
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground cardomom
500 g ricotta
1 lemon
1 orange
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
250 g unsalted butter
500 g filo pastry
100 g ground pistachios

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and melt the butter in a small pan.
Simmer the sugar with 1 1/2 cups water and lemon juice if using for 8 minutes, then cool the syrup.
Chop the walnuts, pecans, and almonds, then mix them with the cinnamon, cardamom, and pistachios.
Mix the ricotta with the lemon zest, orange zest, and vanilla bean paste.
Brush a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter, layer half the filo with butter between sheets, and spread in the nuts and ricotta.
Cover with the remaining buttered filo, cut into squares, and bake for 35 minutes until golden.
Pour the cooled syrup over the hot baklava and cool for at least 5 minutes.