Recipe - Baklava (Walnut Pastry)

1 pound Filo sheets
Three fourths pound Unsalted butter; melted
1 pound Finely chopped walnuts
5 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 ds Cloves

SYRUP
4 cup Sugar
4 cup Water
1 cup Honey
One half Lemon; strained , Juice of

From: Bulldogfla Bulldogfla@aol.com
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Keep filo sheets laid out and covered with a
damp towel. In a bowl, combine the sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves.
Place 1012 sheets of filo pastry in a 13 x 9inch baking dish, brushing
every other sheet evenly with butter. Sprinkle One fourth of the walnut mixture on
top. Cover with another 5 or 6 buttered sheets, and repeat, covering with
remaining buttered filo sheets. Heat remaining butter until hot and lightly
browned. Pour evenly over the baklava. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce
temperature to 300 degrees and bake for 1 hour longer. When cooled, pour
hot syrup on top.

To make syrup, combine the sugar and water and bring to a boil continue
boiling for 15 minutes, or until syrup is slightly thick. Add the honey and
bring just to a boil. Add lemon juice.

Posted to recipeludigest by jeryder@juno.com on Mar 21, 1998