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Pistacchio Baklava Recipe

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For the Sweet Syrup:
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tbs lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
Bring these ingredients to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Cool

1 lb. shelled pistaccio nuts grounded
2 tsp sugar
½ water
Mix together

1 pkg phylo pastry dough
1 lb sweet butter (3/4 lb okay)
º
Directions:
Directions:
Divide phylo in half. Keep covered under a damp towel until ready. Mix nuts, sugar and water. Lightly grease with the butter a 9 x 13 pan. Butter each sheet as you add them. Put some nut mixture 1/3rd the way through. Add more phyllo layers buttering each sheet. Add the rest of the nut mixture and over with the remaining sheets buttering each layer. Cut 3/4 thru diagonally.

Bake 1 hour at 350º, remove from oven and immediately pour on the syrup.

 

 

 

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