Black Walnut Baklava

Name: Black Walnut Baklava
Yield: 16, 16 Pieces
Ingredients: ½ cup honey; 2 cinnamon sticks; 8 ounces (about 2½ cups) walnut halves; 5 ounces (about 1 cup) black walnuts; ¾ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons freshly grated and ground nutmeg; 2 sticks butter, melted; ½ package phyllo dough; 1½ cups water; 5 to 6 whole cloves; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

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Native black walnuts replace pistachios in this unusual and absolutely delicious baklava recipe developed by pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick at award-winning Oleana restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Our staff at Edible Michiana declared it the best they’d ever eaten.)

By: Ana Sortun (via Ediblemichiana.ediblecommunities)

Original Publish: Sep 1, 2013

Last Updated: Mar 4, 2026

Yields: 16, 16 Pieces

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