Individual Portion Baklava!

(As mentioned in my previous post) Great for kids, or just for a quick and easy dessert for yourself!

Ingredients:

2 squares of puff pastry dough cut to about 2-3 inches square (I used Pepperidge Farm brand)
2 Tablespoons chopped pecans (or walnuts--but pecans are a little more kid-friendly)
pinch of cinnamon
1/2 Tablespoon honey for inside the baklava
1/2 Tablespoon honey for the drizzle
1/2 Tablespoon water for the drizzle

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and lay out your two squares of dough on parchment paper (please don't use wax paper, it will melt in the oven!). With a rolling pin, roll the squares out flatter until both are roughly twice their size in length only (should resemble long rectangles). Cut your rectangles in half so you now have four squares/rectangles.

2.) In a small bowl, combine the pecans, cinnamon, and honey. Spoon about half the pecan mixture over one square that will be your base. Place another square on top of that, spoon on the rest of the pecan mixture, and place a third square on top of that layer. Your fourth square of dough is extra and can be used to make another baklava or just baked alone as an extra piece of flaky crust.

3.) Transfer your baklava on its parchment paper to an ungreased baking sheet and bake ~8 minutes. Keep an eye on it and remove from the oven if it starts to brown too much.

4.) In another bowl, mix the last 1/2 Tablespoon honey with the 1/2 Tablespoon water, stirring quickly. Drizzle over the warm baklava.

5.) Cut the baklava in half diagonally to make triangles if desired. The cutting should help the puff pastry deflate a little and look more like traditional baklava. The taste should already be very similar to traditional baklava! Let cool just enough to not burn your mouth, and enjoy!