Nut Mix
2 ½ lbs Walnut Meats, coursely ground
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 ½ lbs Butter
2 lbs FILO dough
Syrup
5 cups Sugar
2 ½ cups Water
1 cup Honey
½ Lemon, Juice from the lemon
Prep
1
Take FILO dough out of fridge
Syrup
2
Bring sugar and water to boil
3
Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes
4
Add juice and honey
5
Bring to a slow boil
6
Cool
Baklava
7
Mix walnuts with cinnamon
8
Grease large pan 11"x16" with melted butter
9
Place 6 FILO in pan, brushing each generously with melted butter
10
Sprinkle with a thin layer of walnuts, and cover with 3 FILO brushing each with melted butter
11
Alternate in this way until the walnuts and FILO are used, topping with 6 buttered FILO
12
Cut pastry into small diamond shapes, by cutting straight rows, then diagonal rows
13
Bake in a slow oven (300°) for 1½ hours until lightly browned
14
Remove from oven and pour COOL syrup over HOT pastry
Ingredients
Nut Mix
2 ½ lbs Walnut Meats, coursely ground
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 ½ lbs Butter
2 lbs FILO dough
Syrup
5 cups Sugar
2 ½ cups Water
1 cup Honey
½ Lemon, Juice from the lemon