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Baklava zoom zoom
- 1 pack phyllo dough
- 5-6 cups walnuts chopped (I used two bags with 2 1/2 cups in each bag = 5 cups)
- 1 cup real butter
- 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 TBS honey
- 1/2 cups water
- 1 lemon peel
- 2 dashes of cinnamon
-Preheat oven to 175 C or 250 F
-Melt butter
-In a bowl mix walnuts, a dash of cinnamon, sugar, 1TBS honey, melted butter
-Butter a baking pan
-Place 4 phyllo sheets at the bottom, making sure that you butter the bottom of the baking pan
- alternate 4 phyllo sheets and walnut filling
-finish the top layer with a layer of walnut filling
-Cut baklava into individual servings before baking!
-Bake for an hour
-Let cool in fridge for an hour
-In a sauce pan bring to a boil 2TBS honey, water, lemon peel and a dash of cinnamon
-Let boil for 2-3 minutes
-Remove lemon peel
-Pour warm syrup over cold baklava |