Farm-to-Fork Friday: How to make Middle Eastern treats with Lamees Attarbashi

LITTLE TRICKY TO MAKE, BUT THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE ON THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK FRIDAY, KCRA 3’S LISA GONZALEZ INTRODUCES US TO A HOME CHEF AND AUTHOR WHO SHOWS US THE SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE SWEETS ON THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK FRIDAY, WE ARE MAKING A MIDDLE EASTERN TREAT WITH A NUT THAT YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND AT YOUR FARMER’S MARKET. PISTACHIOS ARE SUCH A TASTY TREAT, AND WE’RE IN A HOME KITCHEN BECAUSE WE HAVE A HOME CHEF LANCE ATABAKI. SHE IS A COOKBOOK AUTHOR. LENNY’S, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. AND THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BOOK, 60 DELICIOUS, ONE OF A KIND TREATS THAT YOU NEED TO TRY. DEFINITELY. UM, BUT YOU’RE GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE YOUR BAKLAVA. YEAH, DEFINITELY. WE IN MIDDLE EAST, WE CALL IT BAKLAVA. WE USE THE W INSTEAD OF THE V. UH, AND I LOVE MAKING. AND MY FRIENDS LOVE MAKING IT. SO WE WE DID THE FIRST LAYER. SO BASICALLY WE USE PHYLLO DOUGH. OBVIOUSLY WE COVER IT WITH A DAMP TOWEL. SO JUST TO PREVENT IT FROM DRYING OUT, UH, YOU I LOVE USUALLY HOW TO MAKE BAKLAVA IS USUALLY USING, UH, MELTED BUTTER. WE’RE NOT GOING TO USE THIS. WE’RE GOING TO USE INSTEAD SOMETHING VERY FAST. IT’S LIKE A HACK. WE’RE GOING TO USE AVOCADO OIL. SO INSTEAD OF BRUSHING THE LAYERS ONE BY ONE WITH BUTTER WE’RE GOING TO JUST USE AVOCADO OIL INSTEAD. IT MAKES MUCH FASTER MUCH EASIER. THEN WE MAKE A MIXTURE OF PISTACHIO AND SUGAR. AND THEN WE ADD THE FIRST LAYER. I LIKE DOING TWO LAYERS OF THE THE STUFFING OR THE NUT MIXTURE. SO YOU CAN JUST SEPARATE IT AND IT DOESN’T BECOME TOO DENSE. SO WE PUT A LITTLE BIT OF SUGAR IN THERE. JUST REGULAR SUGAR. YES. REGULAR SUGAR. THEN AND AGAIN THIS WHOLE RECIPE IS IN HER HER HER RECIPE BOOK. SO NOW WE’RE GOING TO ADD THE SECOND LAYER OF THE MIXTURE OF THE NUTS OR THE PISTACHIOS AND THE SUGAR. YOU COVER THE THE PAN ENTIRELY. RILEY. IT LOOKS SO EASY. IT’S NOT THAT HARD. IT IS ACTUALLY VERY EASY. PEOPLE THINK IT’S HARD TO MAKE BAKLAVA. IT’S ACTUALLY VERY, VERY EASY. THE SECOND LAYER. NOW WE’RE GOING TO ADD THE LAST LAYER OF THE PHYLLO. LOOK, IT’S VERY THIN. WE JUST ADD IT LIKE THIS. YOU CAN SPRAY. OKAY. AND THEN HOW LONG DO YOU BAKE IT FOR? AROUND ONE, UH, ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES. IT WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH ON 300. UH 300 FAHRENHEIT. AND THEN SO DO YOU CUT IT AT THIS POINT, OR DO YOU CUT IT BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN? YES, DEFINITELY. ONCE YOU PUT IT IN, YOU CANNOT CUT IT. SO YOU HAVE TO DO ALL OF THAT JUST BEFORE MINUTES. AND THEN YOU JUST SPRINKLE A LITTLE BIT OF THE PISTACHIO ON TOP. YOU CAN GET HER BOOK, MIDDLE EASTERN DELIGHTS AT BARNES AND NOBLE. YOU CAN GET IT AT AMAZON. WHERE ELSE CAN YOU BUY THIS? AND ON TARGET.COM, TARGET.COM, ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. LISA BASHI, A HOME CHEF IN SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THESE DELICIOUS AND A LITTLE BIT HEALTHIER MIDDLE EAS