Baklava:
Arabs and Greeks fight over rights of ownership, but we all know who created it first. This is not your standard recipe, this is royal!
Servings: 1 tray
Ingredients:
butter,1/2,pound,unsalted,melted
filo pastry,1,pound
walnuts,2,cup,chopped
sugar,3,tablespoon
atter recipe,1 1/2,cup,cold
Instructions:
Note: you may substitute almonds,pistachios,or mixture for walnuts.
Note:keep filo leafs covered while working!
In small bowl combine nuts & sugar.
Brush baking dish (app. 12in *18in) with butter. Place 1 pastry sheet in pan,brush with butter. Place second sheet on top,overlap or fold sides if neccesary, brush with butter,continue 8-10 layers. Spread walnut mixture evenly over top sheet. Cover with remaining pastry sheets.butter each layer. Be sure to butter last sheet. Cut diagonal lines down and across to form diamond shaped pieces. Bake in pre-heated oven 350 deg 30 min. increase heat to 450 and bake 5-10 more min. tills pastry puffs and is a light golden color. While still hot pour atter syrup over it
Best way to eat: Fast, before the kids get a hold of it.
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