Turkish Baklava
- 1 package phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
- 1 pound butter melted
- 1 pound walnuts chopped
- 3 cups sugar white granulated
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon or 1/4 ts ground and 1 stick cinnamon
- Chop walnuts to medium fine and mix with 1 cup sugar, 1/4 Teaspoon ground Cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves.
- Melt Butter.
- Cut phyllo in half so that each sheet fits the bottom of the Baking Pan.
- Generously butter the bottom and sides of the baking pan and place the phyllo, one sheet at a a time, in the baking pan.
- Generously spread butter on each sheet of fillo as it is placed in the pan.
- Every 6 to 8 sheets of Fillo spread a layer of walnut mix.
- Continue layering Fillo sheets and walnuts until Fillo is complete.
- Pour any remaining butter over top of the Baklava.
- The secret to good flaky Baklava is to have each sheet of Fillo well buttered so that the sheets do not stick together.
- With a sharp knife, cut the Baklava diagonally to form diamond shaped pieces.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C) and bake the Baklava for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- SYRUP Mix one cup water, two cups sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves and either 3/4 teaspoons Cinnamon or the Cinnamon stick in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Pour the boiling syrup over the cool Baklava and allow to cool completely again.
- When cool serve individual pieces with strong (Turkish) sweet coffee and dried apricots for an exquisite dessert.
phyllo, butter, walnuts, sugar, cloves ground, cinnamon
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/turkish-baklava-47245 (may not work)