Macadamia And Cinnamon Baklava

• 1 cup toasted, finely chopped macadamias
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 12 sheets phyllo dough
• 10 tbsp (1 1/4 sticks) butter, melted
• None None FOR THE CINNAMON SYRUP
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 None cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon peel

1. Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Grease an 11 x 7 inch baking pan.
2. Mix macadamias, sugar, cinnamon and spice in a small bowl.
3. Working quickly, layer 3 phyllo sheets, brushing each layer with butter. Fold layered sheets in half crosswise. Press into prepared pan to fit.
4. Sprinkle 1/3 of nut mixture over phyllo. Repeat layers twice, ending with phyllo layer. Trim excess pastry. Score the baklava into 3 columns lengthwise, then into 5 crosswise. Score each square in half diagonally. Brush top with remaining butter.
5. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden.
6. For the cinnamon syrup, place 2/3 cup water, sugar, cinnamon stick and lemon peel in a small saucepan on low heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Simmer, without stirring, for 6-7 mins until syrupy. Pour warm syrup over baked baklava. Let stand to cool.

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Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/25964 (may not work)