Blueberry And Nut Baklava Spirals

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 425 g john west blueberries, well drained and placed onto absorbent paper towelling
• 100 g ground almond meal
• 50 g hazelnuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 10 sheets phyllo pastry
• olive oil, spray
• icing sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 drain the blueberries thoroughly in a colander, add a bit of pressure by pressing down on them with the palm of your hand to release excess moisture and leave standing on absorbent paper towelling for a few minutes while you proceed with step two. then pat dry with the paper towelling.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine the nuts, sugar and cinnamon.
• 3 gently fold in the thoroughly drained john west blueberries.
• 4 place the pastry sheet onto the bench with the longest edges horizontally in front of you, spray 1 sheet of pastry with cooking spray, arrange 2 tablespoons of the blueberry nut filling along the longest edge, fold over and roll up.
• 5 spray the rolled pastry with more oil, coil it around and gently ease it into a greased 12 x 1/2 cup muffin pan. repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.
• 6 spray the baklava with a little extra oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200ºc for 15 minutes.
• 7 dust with icing sugar and serve.
• 8 serving options: serve with honey, maple syrup or a berry sauce.