Baklava

5 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs. walnuts or pecans, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 lbs. butter
  • 2 lbs. fila

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix chopped nuts, cinnamon and brown sugar together.
  2. 2
    Grease a large 11 x 16 inch pan with melted butter.
  3. 3
    Place 6 fila in pan, brushing each with melted butter.
  4. 4
    Sprinkle with thin layer of nuts and cover with 3 fila, brushing each with melted butter. Alternate in this way until nuts and fila are used, topping with 6 butter fila.
  5. 5
    Cut pastry into small diamond shapes.
  6. 6
    Bake in slow oven - 300° - for 1 1/2 hours until lightly browned.
  7. 7
    Remove from oven and cool.
  8. 8
    Pour warm syrup over pastry.

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