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I accidentally poured the syrup over my Baklava before I baked it. Did I ruin it? Is there anything I can do to salvage it?

HAEM
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Denise Monsour Shea
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You have ruined it as baklava, pouring the syrup on before baking means it won't crisp up, you can't pour the syrup out and get the same result. However, you may as well just bake it and see what comes out, it won't be baklava but it may taste good. Feel free to post an answer if you do and tell us what it was like.

GdD
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I suggest baking at 50ºF lower if you have not commenced baking, for a longer time. Just check visually.

Backyard Chef
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No, my friend, definitely not.

Sugar is a great moisture retainer, so trying to get rid of the water without heat won't work. Water seeps through the filo dough, so pop it in the oven quickly.

Since water boils at 100oC, try baking your baklava in a convection oven at this temperature until all the water has evaporated, and then you can bake at the normal baklava temperature. Right after your baklava is out of the oven, see if it's crispy. Even if not, it's not over yet as sugar will harden when cooled, so just let your baklava cool nice and slowly, and it can still be crunchy (from crystalized sugar). This won't work if it's a brown sugar syrup, though:(

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