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Baklava Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
30 sheets of phyllo dough (which is half a pkge)
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup finely chopped or ground walnuts
1/2 cup finely chopped or ground blanched almonds
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves

Lemon-Honey Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 of a lemon
2 Tbsp. honey
Directions:
Directions:
Brush the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. Lay 10 sheets of phyllo in pan, brushing each sheet with melted butter. Mix nuts with sugar and spices and sprinkle half of this over phyllo. Drizzle with melted butter. Lay another 10 sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter. Repeat with another layer of nut mixture and remaining phyllo.
Cut, without cutting through bottom layer, into diamond-shaped pieces. Bake in preheated moderate oven 350º for 1 hour. Finish cutting and allow Baklava to cool. Pour warm Lemon-Honey Syrup over.
To make Lemon-Honey Syrup: boil 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 1/2 of a lemon for 15 minutes. Remove lemon and add 2 tbsp honey. Stir.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
20 diamonds

 

 

 

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