Baklava

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Submitted by: Cookie Recipe.com Staff
This Near Eastern pastry is made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a
filling usually of honey and ground nuts. If you like honey, you'll
probably like Baklava.
1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2 Melt the butter over low heat. Pour 2 tablespoons of the butter into the
bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Layer 3 sheets of the phyllo dough in
the pan. Trim dough to fit.
3 Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of pecans over the phyllo dough.
4 Layer 3 more sheets of dough and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of pecans.
Continue dough - pecan layers until pan is 3/4 full.
5 With a sharp knife, score phyllo dough to form diamonds. Press a clove at
each end of the diamonds. Pour remaining butter over the dough.
6 Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until dough is golden brown.
7 While dough is baking, combine the sugar, water and cinammon stick in
medium saucepan and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Simmer for 10
minutes.
8 Add the honey and simmer for 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and
discard cinnamon stick. 9 Pour honey mixture over hot baklava. Let cool on
wire racks. Cut into diamonds.
Makes 2 dozen
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 559 by "Valerie Whittle"
<catspaw@inetnow.net> on Jan 19, 1998

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