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Why do bakers never pour hot syrup over a tray of baklava that just came out of the oven?

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Correct answer: The layers would go soggy instead of staying crisp

The rule in every baklava kitchen is a difference in temperature: cool syrup on a hot tray, or hot syrup on a cooled one. When both are hot the pastry drinks it all up at once and the layers turn soft. With a difference, the syrup seeps in slowly and the filo stays crisp.

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