Bakers show the just-prepared baklavas, a traditional Turkish dessert, in Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet ...

My dad makes baklava every Christmas and showed me how it's done. The recipe isn't as intimidating as it seems, and it will impress everyone during the holidays. Baklava has always been an important ...

Baklava cheesecake is the best of both worlds: creamy cheesecake with a crisp, buttery phyllo layer and a honey-nut topping.

With store-bought mini phyllo cups and a short video, making my mini baklava tarts recipe is faster than traditional baklava, ...

Flavored with orange, brandy, cinnamon, and cloves, this aromatic cake recipe comes from Argiro Barbarigou of Papadakis restaurant in Athens, Greece. There, it's traditionally eaten at dawn on New ...

Making traditional baklava really is a labor of love -- whether Bosnian or Turkish, whether chai masala spiced or seasoned with tomato and string beans. The process involves meticulously layering ...

Pontjeris, who just turned 79, is one of the core of eight or so women who volunteer long hours making baklava -- and other Greek specialties -- to raise money for their church. The work, days and ...