Glace' Fruit Baklava
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




4 eggs
1 pound blanched almonds, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 pound mixed glace' fruit, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 pound phyllo pastry sheets
1 pound sweet butter, melted
3 cups sugar
2 cups water
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 cinnamon stick

Preparation

1 In a saucepan, combine 3 cups of sugar, 2 cups water, juice of 1/2 lemon and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes. Cool and set aside.
 2 Beat eggs until light. Fold in almonds and sugar. Stir in fruit.  3 Take 2 sheets of phyllo pastry, brush one at a time with melted butter, and place one on top of the other. On the long end of the phyllo sheet spread some of the fruit-and-nut mixture in a band about 1 inch wide. Fold in ends and roll like a jelly-roll. Place on a cookie sheet and brush top with melted butter. Make diagonal slits along the whole length, about 1 1/2 inches apart, being careful not to cut all the way through. Continue making the rolls until all nut mixture is used. 4  Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for about 1 1/2 hours or until golden brown. Cut pieces through entire roll. Dip hot baklava pieces in cold syrup and drain well.