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Baklava Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Make the syrup the night before
1 pound frozen fillo dough, unthaw overnight in refrigerator
You will need to cut fillo dough to fit your pan, get a sharp knife and cut through all layers at once
Keep the fillo covered with cloth while you are working with it
1 pound melted butter, may need a little more

FILLING:
6 cups ground nuts
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
Heaping ¼ cup brown sugar
Butter pan, you will need a pan bigger than 13x9 about 15x17
6 sheets of fillo dough on bottom, brush butter between each sheet
Add layer of nuts, not to thick
Place 2 sheets fillo dough after each layer of nuts, brushing each with butter
6 sheets of fillo dough on top, brushing butter between each layer
Put in freezer for 10 minutes
Cut diagonally before baking

Bake 300° for 1 hour 45 minutes
Directions:
Directions:
Syrup:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
1/8 cup light corn syrup
1/8 cup honey
1 stick cinnamon
1 TBSP lemon juice
Combine and boil for 5 minutes
It will not thicken
The syrup is better if you make it the night before and let it cool
DO NOT REFRIGERATE

Pour over the hot pastry
Let cool
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Great Greek Pastry

 

 

 

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