Baklava I
3.8
Ingredients
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 90 min
Instructions
- 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- 2 Cut phyllo dough to size of pan, and place half the sheets in the bottom of the pan. Grind walnuts with 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in food processor or blender. Spread ground walnut mixture evenly over phyllo. lace remaining phyllo sheets on top of walnut mixture.
- 3 Melt margarine with oil in small saucepan over low heat or in microwave. Brush over top layer of phyllo. Cut top layers of phyllo into diamond shapes with a sharp knife.
- 4 Bake in preheated oven on center rack until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
- 5 While baklava is baking, make the syrup: Combine 3 1/2 cups sugar, water and lemon juice in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
- 6 Remove baklava from oven and pour syrup over hot pastry. Cool completely before serving.
By ESHEEN