Mocklava {Easy Baklava}

December 15, 2014

I first tried baklava many years ago, at my best friend’s urging, and immediately fell in love with this sweet, flaky treat. As much as I love to bake, I had never really thought about making baklava. But a few weekends back I thought about making it after popping open a can of crescent rolls and wondering if they’d be a good stand-in for phyllo. Crescents are flaky and light too … and cutting-corner Me loved the idea of using dough that’s so easy to find.

2, 8 oz. cans of crescent roll DOUGH (I found the seamless variety in both brand name and store brand)
1–2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup honey
4 tbsp. butter
4 tsp. lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll one can of dough into a 13"x9" greased pan. Flatten the dough and press into the edges and corners (a little bit going up the sides of the pan is okay); bake 5 minutes. In a...
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Nutritions

Calories
2988

Sodium
24mg
1% DV

Fat
121g
186% DV

Protein
13g
27% DV

Carbs
501g
170% DV

Fiber
19g
79% DV

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