Baklava
This recipe is like no one else's. I use a simple syrup instead of honey. It gives a lighter feel to the dessert, not like honey that coats your mouth and tongue. MY Dad said it is better tahn his Yia Yia's baklava, and he thought that was the best. That is a nice compliment.30 ServingsPrep: 35 min. Cook: 90 min.
Ingredients
- 1 lb phyllo dough
1 1/2 C unsalted butter
- melted
1 lb. walnut meat
- finely chopped
8 Tbs. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground clove
syrup ( below)
3 1/2 Cwater
1 C sugar
1 cinnamon stick
5-6 whole cloves
1 lemon
- sliced and squeezed
1 orange
- sliced and squeezed
Directions
- Lightly spray a 13X9X2 pan with cooking spray.
- Start with 10- 12 sheets of phyllo dough and brush melted butter on
- each sheet.
- Combine walnuts, 5 Tbs. sugar, cinnamon and ground clove.
- Sprinkle about 1/3 of the mixture over the shhets in the pan.
- Continue with phyllo and when another 10- 12 sheets are laid,
- sprinkle another 1/3 of the mixture.
- Place another 5- 6 sheets and sprinkle the remaining 1/3.
- Spread the remaining sheets on top.
- With a very sharp knife, cut through all layers in a diamond pattern.
- Make as big as you want. I like them about 1 inch diamonds.