Thursday, June 25, 2009

Vegan Baklava

Exercise update: I hula hooped 30 minutes last night! My muscles are sore today, but I did learn how to spin around and keep my hoop going at the same time. That whole walking and hooping thing is gonna take some work...

Here's what I made my dad for Father's Day last weekend! Vegan Baklava!

I finally got my hands on some vegan phyllo dough sheets at a local HFS. I used these and a recipe from Recipezaar to make the baklava. I've never had baklava before, so I can't compare vegan and un-vegan, but this definitely tasted good! Phyllo dough is quite a challenge, but I'd like to try making more desserts with it- so pretty and delicate!


6 comments:

Jen said...

you don't know how bad i've been wanting to do this. thanks for the idear. go team vegan!

A said...

I've never had baklava either but I'd certainly take some of yours!! It looks delicious!!! Oh, and you can spin around WHILE hoolahooping?!?!? That's talent! :)
-A

Bianca said...

Yum! I love baklava. And I love phyllo dough. It is a bitch to work with, but the results are so tasty.

Hula hooping is tons of fun. My mom is like the hula hoop champion. She can out-hoop me all day long.

Nicole (anotheronebitesthecrust.wordpress.com) said...

Hooping!!!! I love it! Vegan hoopers rule.

Your baklava looks so much better than any baklava I've ever had! I've only had super oily/mushy baklava and yours looks amazzzzing!

pixiepine said...

You guys should try the baklava recipe. It really wasn't that hard and it was soooo good. I threw away half a box of mangled phyllo, but I had plenty and it was worth it!

jrsimon56 said...

Phyllo is a pain in the neck! Looks like you handled it perfectly!