Baklava

8 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. filo dough
  • 1 lb. chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 c. crushed zwieback crackers
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. cloves
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 lb. unsalted butter, melted
  • Syrup

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix nuts, zwieback, cinnamon, cloves and sugar.
  2. 2
    Butter 13 x 10-inch pan.
  3. 3
    Place 1 sheet of filo dough in pan and then butter sheet with pastry brush.
  4. 4
    Continue until you have 7 to 8 sheets layered.
  5. 5
    Spread nut mixture evenly over layered dough, then continue to cover mixture with 1 sheet of filo dough at a time, buttering each sheet as it is placed on top.
  6. 6
    Continue until all pastry sheets are used.
  7. 7
    Cut into serving pieces.
  8. 8
    Pour remaining melted butter over pastry.
  9. 9
    Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. 10
    Pour syrup over baklava while hot.
  11. 11
    Let cool before serving.

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