Details On Different Types Of Assorted Baklava

Assorted Baklava is a collection of different types of Arabic sweets that are consumed as desserts as well as offered as gifts in Middle Eastern countries. It is a very desired collection of sweets that have been a very long tradition in the region.

These pastries are made from flour dough and filled with a variety of nuts. The most desired type of filling is pistachios. Other types of filling are also popular across the world. In Lebanon, pine nuts and cashews are desired as well. In a few countries, walnuts are the preferred nuts. Arrangements of assorted Baklava usually include pieces from all types of pastries and from each type of filling. Considering that there are more than ten different types, and each type can be filled with one of the four mentioned types of nuts, the collection can easily include more than forty varieties. Moreover, the nuts used as filling can also be combined to filling of mixtures. For example, it is popular in many Middle Eastern countries to use a mixture of pine nuts and cashews instead of just pine nuts or just cashews in these pastries.

Basma is another type of dessert made from Knafeh dough. Instead of being crunchy like most Middle Eastern pastries that are made from phyllo dough, Basma is chewy and often filled with a mixture of pine nuts and cashews. Pistachio filled Basma is not very popular.

Each type has its own characteristics. In a way, each one if unique and has its own shape and taste. No two pieces are the same, and no two pieces taste similar. That is the case even though all of the varieties of these pastries are made from the same ingredients. They mostly differ in the ways they are prepared and baked.

Original Baklava is the oldest among all of these different types. Like most of them, it is made from phyllo dough and nuts. It looks like a sandwich of nuts because it is made of layers of dough covering a thick layer of nuts from both sides. It is also topped with sugar syrup, which makes it sweet. This pastry is famous worldwide. People all across the world love to have it as dessert.

Kol Weshkor is another type of assorted Baklava that is also made from phyllo dough. It is actually made from the same exact ingredients as the original Baklava piece. They both share the same type of dough and the same ingredients, but they look very different and they taste very different too because they contain different amounts of nuts and sugar syrup.

Borma is a unique piece in terms of share and taste as well. It is made from what is called Knafeh dough. It is made from flour and water but takes the shape of long strings that are flexible at first. In Borma, the strings are first rolled into cylinders that are filled with nuts and then baked. Baking it makes the strings harden and take their final shape. For nuts filling, pistachios, pine nuts, and cashews are popular options.

All these types are usually not offered alone. They are most often offered as an arrangement where people would eat a few pieces, one from each kind. That is why they are often cut into small pieces.

In summary, assorted Baklava consists of numerous types of pastries where each one possesses its unique characteristics. Each type has its own shape and taste unmatched by any other piece in the collection.

By: Linda Kamp

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Assorted Baklava are the most popular Arabic sweets around the world. Made from nuts filled pastries, they are in most demand in Middle Eastern countries.