Senchal baklava

In case it wasn’t already obvious, the Khajiit love their moon sugar and they love it on everything. You can wander through Elsweyr and you’ll find every imaginable dessert in Tamriel, tailored to suit Khajiiti tastes. But during my travels, the local dessert that stuck out to me most there was baklava: crispy little pastry rolls soaked in moon sugar “şerbet” syrup and sprinkled with crushed pistachios. Sound good? It is. Don’t let the tiny portions fool you, these sweet morsels will have you ending your meal totally stuffed! Best served alongside a cup of black bitter coffee.

You will need: 40 pieces of filo pastry, fresh or thawed 300g ghee or clarified butter 3 tbsp soft brown sugar 4 cups water 3 cups caster sugar Juice of ½ lemon ½ cup crushed green pistachios, plus extra for serving

Method: In a saucepan, boil the caster sugar, water, and lemon juice, simmering on low heat until you are done with the pastry.

Preheat your oven to 200C/395F. Baste the bottom of a baking tray with the ghee/clarified butter and sprinkle a pinch of pistachios over the surface evenly. Mix the rest of the pistachios with the brown sugar.

Lay down the filo pastry and baste with ghee piece by piece, laying them down on top of each other. Do this for 20 pieces. Spread the pistachio and sugar mix evenly over the top, then repeat the basting process with the remaining 20 pieces of pastry.

When this is finished, cut the baklava into even, bite-sized squares or rectangles while still on the tray. This is so it’s easy to remove the pieces without the entire baklava falling apart later on. Remove the sugar syrup from the heat and refrigerate.

Bake the baklava for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately drizzle evenly with the syrup. Sprinkle generously with extra crushed pistachios and serve at room temperature. Recommended 3 pieces per portion.