baklava

3 Pinches
Middletown, OH
Updated on May 4, 2017

While working at Public Storage in Gaithersburg, a greek tennant's mother brought me in a slice for a special treat. When I told her I enjoyed it so much she brought me her recipe. Her name was Evangelique Nomicos.

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method Bake
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound phyllo dough
  • 1 pound melted butter
  • 1 pound chopped walnuts, for filling
  • 4 tablespoons sugar, for filling
  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs, for filling
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon, for filling
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • - lemon peel

How To Make baklava

  • Step 1
    Place 6 phyllos in baking pan, brushing each with melted butter. Put on some filling, then 2 phyllos brushed with butter. Continue until 6 remain for the top and you have used all the filling. Cut only halfway through in diamond patterns. Prepare syrup and spoon over baklava. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool completely, cut completely.

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Method: Bake
Culture: Greek
Ingredient: Nuts

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