baklava (honey nut pastry)
This recipe came to me from a good friend who has a church cookbook from the 1960's titled "Our Collection of Secret Greek Recipes". The church ladies left out a lot of basic directions, assuming you already knew, and I have changed a thing or two to compensate. Enjoy! Opa!
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2 Hr
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds filo dough
- 1 1/2 pounds butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pound pecans, chopped
- 1 pound walnuts chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves-ground
- 8 cups sugar
- 2 cups honey
- 1 stick cinnamon -small
- - juice from half of a lemon
How To Make baklava (honey nut pastry)
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Step 1Combine chopped nuts and spices.
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Step 2Grease 10x15 inch pan and line with 5 layers of Filo. NOTE: Filo/Phyllo sheets may be found in your grocer's freezer. Follow the directions on the box for handling the dough and be sure to keep the Filo from drying out.
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Step 3Sprinkle with nut mixture and cover with another Filo Sheet. Repeat this step until nut mixture is all used.
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Step 4Top with another 5 layers of Filo.
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Step 5Melt butter and pour over all.
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Step 6Cut diagonally into diamond shaped pieces of desired serving size. You may want to place a clove bud in the center of each piece.
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Step 7Bake 2 hours at 250 degrees.
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Step 8Remove from oven and cover with syrup.
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Step 9To make the syrup boil water, sugar and honey to a thick syrup consistancy. Add the small cinnamon stick, remove from heat and add the juice of 1/2 lemon.
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