Name: Walnut Home-Style Baklava
Brand: Saytad Baklava
Price: 1250 TRY
Availability: InStock

Saytad Walnut Home-Style Baklava — golden rustic baklava layered with aromatic walnut filling

Heritage Recipe

Walnut Home-Style Baklava Cevizli Ev Usulü Baklava

₺1,250 / kg

Before Gaziantep pistachios became synonymous with baklava, walnut was the filling of choice across Anatolia — and for good reason. Our Walnut Home-Style Baklava follows a traditional home recipe: generous layers of phyllo, a deeply aromatic walnut filling spiced simply with cinnamon, and a light syrup that lets the walnut flavour carry the piece. Rustic, hearty, and genuinely satisfying — the kind of baklava that reminds people of family tables and home kitchens.

🌿 No preservatives 🍯 Pure ghee butter 🫙 Made fresh daily 📦 Gift packaging

Origin Made in Istanbul, traditional Anatolian home recipe

Filling Coarsely chopped fresh walnuts with a touch of cinnamon

Fat source Pure ghee butter (sade yağ) — applied to every layer of phyllo

Form Square-cut home style — thicker, more rustic layers than Gaziantep-style

Shelf life 3 days at room temp · Up to 10 days refrigerated (room temperature strongly preferred)

Delivery Same-day within Istanbul · Nationwide shipping

Locations Saytad Bahçeşehir · Saytad Yeşilköy

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Ingredients & Allergen Information

Full Ingredient List

Yufka dough Wheat flour, water, salt, egg whites, trace of starch for dusting
Pure ghee butter (sade yağ) Clarified butter applied generously to every phyllo layer — the source of the golden colour and rich flavour
Walnuts Fresh coarsely chopped walnuts (Juglans regia), unsalted — sourced from Turkey
Cinnamon A touch of ground cinnamon in the walnut filling for warmth and depth
Sugar syrup Local beet sugar produced in Turkey, water, a few drops of lemon juice to prevent crystallisation

Note on sourcing: No artificial flavourings, colourings or preservatives are used. All ingredients are traceable to known, quality sources.

Allergen Information

Contains

⚠ Gluten (wheat) ⚠ Tree nuts (walnut) ⚠ Milk (ghee butter) ⚠ Egg (egg whites in dough)

Does not contain

✓ No peanuts ✓ No sesame ✓ No soya ✓ No artificial additives

Cross-contamination advisory: Saytad kitchens also produce products containing pistachios, hazelnuts and other tree nuts. Our kitchens are not certified allergen-free facilities. Customers with severe nut allergies should take this into account.

Why It Endures

Tradition, Simplicity & Warmth

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Aromatic Walnut Filling

Fresh walnuts, coarsely chopped to preserve their texture, are seasoned simply with cinnamon — a combination that has defined home-style Turkish baklava for generations. The result is earthy, warm, and deeply satisfying in a way that is quite different from the pistachio versions.

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Home Recipe Roots

This baklava follows the style of Anatolian home kitchens — thicker layers, a more rustic presentation, and a walnut-forward flavour that speaks of tradition rather than refinement. It is the baklava that generations of Turkish families made for celebrations and everyday gatherings.

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Pure Ghee Butter

Like all Saytad baklavas, this product is made with pure ghee butter (sade yağ) — generously applied to every phyllo layer to achieve the golden colour, rich flavour, and satisfying crunch that define a properly made traditional baklava.

The Craft Behind It

A Recipe From Anatolian Homes

Long before Gaziantep baklava became internationally renowned, walnut baklava was the sweet of choice across the Anatolian heartland. Made in home kitchens with whatever ingredients were available — local walnuts, village wheat flour, a light syrup — it was a celebration food that did not require imported luxuries. The flavour it produced was different from the pistachio versions: earthier, nuttier, with a warmth that cinnamon amplified beautifully.

At Saytad, we honour this tradition by making our Walnut Home-Style Baklava the way it would have been made in a careful Anatolian home — thick layers of phyllo, fresh walnuts, a simple spicing, and a syrup that is just sweet enough to bring everything together without overwhelming the walnut. It is not trying to be a Gaziantep baklava. It is something else: a different kind of delicious.

This is also our most accessible product by price — not because it is lesser in quality, but because the walnut recipe reflects a tradition of generosity and simplicity. We make it fresh daily with the same care and integrity we bring to all our products. Those who grew up with walnut baklava will recognise it immediately. Those tasting it for the first time often find it the most immediately comforting of everything we offer.

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Room Temperature

3 Days

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight

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Refrigerated

Up to 10 Days

Extends life but dulls flavour — always bring to room temperature 30 min before serving

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Freezing

Not advised

Freezing alters the texture of the phyllo layers and the walnut filling

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Best Enjoyed

Same day

Freshness and crunch are at their peak on the day of production

Walnut Home-Style Baklava The taste of Anatolian tradition