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BAKLAVA (Pastry With Walnuts And Honey Syrup) 4 c. walnuts 5 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon dash of ground cloves 1 lb. phyllo (30 sheets Greek pastry dough) 1 1/2 c. melted butter or margarine 2 c. sugar 1 c. water 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 c. honey 4 thin slices lemon 3-inch cinnamon stick, broken 2 tsp. vanilla Butter a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Finely chop walnuts. In mixing bowl combine walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and cloves; set aside. Place 2 sheets of phyllo pastry in pan, folding edges to fit pan. Brush evenly with melted butter or margarine. Continue layering phyllo until 10 sheets of phyllo have been used. Sprinkle 1 cup nut mixture over the buttered top sheet. Repeat; layering three times using 5 sheets to form pastry layers and ending with 5 sheets on top. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a very sharp knife cut the Baklava into diamond shaped pieces. Heat remaining butter until very hot and pour over top. Bake Baklava for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and continue to bake for 45 minutes more. While Baklava is baking, prepare syrup. In medium saucepan combine sugar, water, lemon juice, honey, lemon slices and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer syrup, uncovered, 10 minutes. Remove lemon slices and cinnamon stick. Add vanilla and pour syrup over hot pastry. Cool. Makes about 3 dozen. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |