Baklava Rolls Recipe – Turkish Sweet Rolls

Baklava is a Middle Eastern sweet/dessert made from phyllo sheets and nuts that are soaked in syrup. If you have the readily available phyllo sheets, you can make these Baklava Rolls in about 30 minutes and have an exquisite dessert for the festive season.  Whole Almonds (Badam), Walnuts, Pistachios, Caster Sugar, Butter (Salted), Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini), Sugar, Water, Lemon juice, Phyllo Sheets, Pistachios   Ingredients for the filling 1/2 cup Whole Almonds (Badam) , coarsely powdered 1/2 cup Walnuts , coarsely powdered 1/2 cup Pistachios , coarsely powdered 1/2 cup Caster Sugar 1/2 cup Butter (Salted) , melted 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini) Ingredients for the syrup 3/4 cup Sugar 3/4 cup Water 1 teaspoon Lemon juice Other Ingredients  2 Phyllo Sheets , or strudel sheets Pistachios , finely chopped for garnishing     30   40     To begin making the Baklava Rolls Recipe, the first step is to prep all the ingredients and keep them ready.Into a mixing bowl, combine all the filling ingredients – almond powder, walnut powder, pistachio powder, sugar, cinnamon powder and butter. Mix them well to combine.Take the phyllo sheets and fold it into half and butter the side which is facing up. Note: Phyllo sheets should be thawed completely before use. Place the rolls seam-side down on the baking sheet for best results. Do not crowd the rolls in the baking pan else they will lose shape.Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the filling mixture at the short end in one line and roll the sheet. As you roll, keep applying butter on the rolled side up.Don’t roll completely till the end as yet. We will fill the dry fruit filling mixture again halfway through before rolling it to the end.Once halfway through rolling add about 2 tablespoons of the filling mix along the same short side. Now roll the sheet completely till the end.Repeat the same procedure for the remaining sheet. Cut each roll into 3 pieces. Arrange the Baklava rolls into a baking sheet. Brush the rolls again lightly with butter.Preheat the oven at 180 degree C; place the Baklava rolls in the oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until it turns golden brown.