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Baklava Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 preheat your trusty oven to 350 degrees.
Step #2 Unfold phyllo dough on work surface until flat.
Step #3 Place a 9- by 13-inch jelly roll pan over phyllo & cut dough to fit pan (save scraps for extra inside layers or for another recipe).
Step #4 Cover phyllo dough with a clean, damp towel.
Step #5 Brush bottom & sides of jelly roll pan with butter to coat.
Step #6 Mix nuts with cinnamon.
Step #7 Cover bottom of pan with 1 sheet of phyllo & brush with butter.
Step #8 Repeat 7 times.
Step #9 Sprinkle top with 1/3 of nut mixture.
Step #10 Cover with 3 layers of phyllo, each brushed with butter.
Step #11 Layer with 1/3 of nut mixture & repeat with 3 layers of phyllo, each brushed with butter.
Step #12 Layer with remaining 1/3 of nut mixture, & cover with 8 layers of phyllo, each brushed with butter.
Step #13 Push edges of dough into sides of pan to even them.
Step #14 Using a sharp knife, cut pastry into small diamond shapes (with 1 1/2-inch sides), cutting through all layers.
Step #15 Sprinkle top water over top to prevent phyllo from curling up.
Step #16 Bake for 1 hr.
Step #17 In a saucepan mix sugar, water, corn syrup & orange zest.
Step #18 Bring to a boil, reduce heat & let simmer 10 mins.
Step #19 stir in the honey.
Step #20 Set aside to cool slightly.
Step #21 Remove baklava from oven & pour warm syrup over entire pan.
Step #22 Serve Sprinkle topd with confectioners' sugar.
Step #23 This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.
Step #24 --.
Enjoy the Baklava recipe