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Baklava

Layers of crisp phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with honey syrup.

Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 30 mins

Ingredients

Provided

  • •phyllo pastry sheets
  • •walnuts and pistachios chopped
  • •butter melted
  • •sugar
  • •honey
  • •cinnamon
  • •water

Instructions

  1. 1Boil sugar, honey, water, and cinnamon to make syrup; cool.
  2. 2Layer phyllo sheets in a baking pan, brushing each with melted butter.
  3. 3Spread a layer of chopped nuts, top with more buttered phyllo sheets, and repeat.
  4. 4Cut into diamonds and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30-35 minutes.
  5. 5Pour the cold syrup over the hot baklava immediately after baking.