"Step-by-step how to make baklava; perfectly buttery, honey-syrup-soaked layers of flaky phyllo pastry with an appetizing spiced nut filling!..."
INGREDIENTS
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14 oz phyllo pastry sheets (filo) (needed 33 sheets or more)
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10 oz butter (or ghee/ clarified butter)
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4 cups pistachios (crushed, or other nuts like walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts, etc.)
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup water
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2/3 cup honey (OR make 2/3 cup more simple syrup)
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1/2 tsp orange blossom (or rose water)
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2 cardamom pods (optional)
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1/2 vanilla bean (optional)
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1 tsp lemon juice