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Lebanese Baklava

Crispy phyllo dough diamonds filled with cashews and soaked in orange blossom syrup.

Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 30 mins

Ingredients

Provided

  • •phyllo pastry sheets
  • •cashews chopped
  • •clarified butter melted
  • •sugar
  • •orange blossom water
  • •water

Instructions

  1. 1Boil sugar, water, and orange blossom water to make syrup; cool.
  2. 2Layer buttered phyllo sheets, cashew layers, and top with more buttered phyllo sheets.
  3. 3Cut into diamonds and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30 minutes.
  4. 4Pour cold syrup over the hot baklava immediately after baking.