Baklava Pull Apart Bread
"With layers of cinnamon-sugar covered dough, nuts, and gobs of honey, just make sure to have wet-naps at the ready...."
INGREDIENTS
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Dough (recipe below)
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3 tablespoons warm water
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1 packet active dry yeast
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1/4 cup butter
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1/3 cup whole milk
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 large eggs, beaten
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine water, yeast and sugar. Activate the yeast for 5 minutes, or until foamy.
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In a small saucepan, heat butter and milk until butter melts and reaches 120 degrees. Set aside.
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In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Add to yeast mixture. Add eggs, vanilla and milk mixture to the stand mixer bowl and combine on low for 2 to 3 minutes until dough starts to come together. Once mixed, knead for 3 minutes until dough i
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Filling (recipe below)
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1 cup sugar
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2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
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1 1/2 cups walnuts
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1 1/2 cups pistachios
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Zest and juice of 2 lemons
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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1/2 cup butter, melted
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In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
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In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the dough blade, combine walnuts and pistachios. Pulse until coarsely chopped and approximately pea-sized. Add lemon zest and juice, vanilla and salt and pulse until nuts are finely ground. Set aside.
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Syrup (recipe below)
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1/2 cup honey
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1/2 cup water
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1/8 cup rosewater
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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In a small saucepan, heat water, honey, rosewater and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until mixture reduces down to half and is thick and syrupy. Set aside.
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