International Recipes

Baklava

Baklava is one of the most famous Greek pastries.

Baklava

Ingredients

Baklava

  • 2 pounds phyllo
  • 2 pounds walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 pound butter

Syrup

  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 slices lemon

Instructions

Baklava

  1. 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.
  2. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 300 degrees F until brown, then reduce to 250 degrees F.
  3. Remove from oven and pour cool syrup over all.

Syrup

  1. Boil for 25 minutes and let cool. Pour COOL syrup over HOT Baklava!

Attribution

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