Baklava

Baklava

Yields1 Serving
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

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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

Directions

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

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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

Notes

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