BAKLAVA 3
BAKLAVA 3
BAKLAVA 3

Ingredients
  • ½ cup superfine sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 ¼ pounds sweet butter, melted
  • 1 pack commercial phyllo sheets
  • For the syrup -
  • 2 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 ¾ cups water
  • 1 orange rind, finely grated
  • 1 lemon rind, finely grated
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 cup honey
Directions
  • Directions
  • Combine nuts, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Brush a 13x9x inch baking pan well with butter. Separate 25 phyllo sheets from package.
  • Place under a smooth, damp towel to prevent drying. Wrap remaining filo well. Freeze for future use. Place one phyllo sheet in pan, trim to fit.
  • Brush generously with melted butter. Repeat procedure until there are 5 layers of buttered phyllo in the pan. Sprinkle with ¼ nut mixture.
  • Repeat this procedure two more times ending with phyllo. Drizzle any remaining butter over top.
  • Bake in 350-degree oven 1 ½ hours or until golden brown. Remove baklava from oven. Using a sharp knife, immediately cut long diagonal lines from corner to corner forming an X.
  • Follow these guidelines to cut baklava into serving size diamonds. While still hot, pour cooled syrup over baklava.
  • For the syrup: Combine sugar, water, orange and lemon rinds, cloves and cinnamon stick in saucepan.
  • Bring to boil, simmer uncovered about 5 minutes to thicken syrup slightly. Remove from heat, discard spices, astir in honey. Cool at room temperature. Pour over hot baklava. Allow to stand overnight before serving.