Peach Baklava Flowers

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

Ingredients

• 6 sheets phyllo pastry
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup orange juice (no pulp, strain if necesary!)
• 4 peaches, ripe
• icing sugar, for dusting
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 spray eight 1-cup muffin tins with cooking spray.
• 3 cut each sheet of filo pastry into 8 squares.
• 4 line each of the 8 muffin tin cups with 3 squares of filo pastry, brushing butter in between each layer and on the top, overlapping the sheets at different angles.
• 5 combine the almonds, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle over each of the 8 pastry cups.
• 6 top each one with the 3 more squares of pastry, with butter in between each layer and continue to overlap the sheets at different angles.
• 7 bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden.
• 8 meanwhile, in a small saucepan, dissolve the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar in the orange juice; bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer.
• 9 halve the peaches and slice thinly (you can peel them or not - your preference).
• 10 add the peaches to the syrup and stir gently to coat them; simmer for 2 or 3 minutes.
• 11 remove the pastry "flowers" from the muffin tins, and with a slotted spoon, remove the peaches from the syrup and distribute evenly in the "flowers".
• 12 drizzle remaining syrup over them; dust with icing sugar.
• 13 serve with whipped cream or ice cream if you like!