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Baklava

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Ingredients/Components

sugar
water
lemon juice - 2 Tbsp
honey - 3/4 c
ground cloves - 1/4 tsp
ground cinnamon - 2 tsp
ground nutmeg - 1/2 tsp
melted butter or margarine - 1 item
finely chopped pecans, walnuts, almond or combination 3/4 lb - 3 c
puff pastry dough or 1 16 oz - 1 pkg

How to make baklava:

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare honey syrup by heating sugar, water and lemon juice to boiling. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in honey. Cool. Mix nuts and spices. Brush bottom and sides of 9 x 13-inch pan (for puff pastry) or 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan (for phyllo dough) with some of the margarine. Line bottom of pan with pastry or dough. Brush with margarine. Sprinkle with 1/3 of nut mixture. Repeat with another layer of pastry or dough, margarine and nuts. Layer remaining pastry or dough on top of last layer. Brush with margarine. With a sharp knife, cut pastry into 8 lengthwise strips, 1/2-inch deep. Make diagonal cuts across strips, 1/2-inch deep and 2-inches wide. Bake until golden brown (35 minutes for pastry and 1 to 1 1/4 hours for phyllo dough). Place pan on wire rack; pour syrup over top. Cool. Cut along scored lines. Yield: about 36 pieces.

Recipe categories: < 60 mins, For large groups, Oven.

Rating:

3.1

Average rating: 3.1, total votes: 8

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