Baklava

10 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups walnuts or 2 cups pistachio nuts, Med. chopped
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rose water
  • 1 lb phyllo dough
  • 1 lb butter, Drawn or 1 lb sweet butter
  • simple syrup
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 drops lemon juice (calls for FEW)
  • 1 teaspoon rose water

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine nuts, sugar and rose water.
  2. 2
    Filo dough may be spread in a buttered 10 x 14 inch pan, brushing each layer with butter.
  3. 3
    When done with the first package of filo dough, place nut mixture evenly over dough.
  4. 4
    Then continue layering buttered filo on top.
  5. 5
    Cut in diamond shaped pieces.
  6. 6
    Bake at 300 degrees for one hour or until golden brown.
  7. 7
    Pour syrup over baklava making sure the dough is well saturated.
  8. 8
    Combine sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan.
  9. 9
    Boil over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly viscous (225 degrees).
  10. 10
    Before removing from heat, add rose water and let come to a boil.
  11. 11
    Remove from fire and cool.
  12. 12
    I would assume that you pour this over the baklava or you use it to dip you pieces into.
  13. 13
    It doesn't say and this is a guess of mine.

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