Baklava - Greek Version
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 11:56pm

Ingredients




1 box phyllo pastry - 1 lb. defrosted
1 1/2 cups (¾ lb.) unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups finely cut walnuts
 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups water
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons honey

Preparation

1 Peel off 10 sheets phyllo and place in buttered 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan brushing with butter after each second sheet. Spread with a mixture of walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg (1/3 of mixture). 2 5 phyllo sheets, buttered 3 1/3 nut mixture 4 6 phyllo sheets, buttered 5 1/3 nut mixture 6 Top with phyllo sheets. 7 Cut into diamond shapes. Heat remaining butter - pour it on. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, 300 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from oven, pour on hot syrup. 8 Syrup: Simmer all ingredients except honey. Take out cinnamon stick and add honey last. Cool. Serve. Enjoy!