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Baklava
2 pounds phyllo
2 pounds walnuts, chopped
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 pound butter
Mix together chopped nuts, cinnamon and sugar. Grease an 18-inch baking pan
and line with 6 layers of phyllo. Cover with thin layer of nut mixture, then
top with 1 layer of phyllo. Repeat until all nut mixture is used. Top with 6
layers of phyllo. Cut into diamond-shaped pieces. Place a clove bud in each
diamond shape. Pour melted butter over all. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 300 degrees
F until brown, then reduce to 250 degrees F.
Remove from oven and pour cool syrup over all.
Syrup:
1 cup honey
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
2 slices lemon
Boil for 25 minutes and let cool. Pour COOL syrup over HOT Baklava!
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