Homemade Baklava

• 1 phyllo dough Pack
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 pound nuts such as Walnuts, Pistachios or Almonds
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and cloves
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water or rose water

1. Heat up the oven to 350 F degrees.
2. Crush the nuts , mix with sugar and the spices.
3. Melt the butter.
4. Layer the phyllo dough in the pan, about three at a time, butter each layer with the melted butter. sprinkle with the nut mix and keep on layering the dough until you are done with the amount. The top layer of dough should be the thickest , about 6-8 sheets deep.
5. Cut the baklava all the way to the bottom into squares or diamond shapes.
6. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top and the sides turn into a nice golden color.
7. Add the cold sugar syrup to the baklava and let it stand for some time before serving at room temperature.
8. To make the sugar syrup, Dilute the sugar and water, then add lemon juice and range blossom water or rose water. Let boil over then lower the heat until the syrup thickens a bit. Chill.

phyllo, butter, nuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, white sugar, water, lemon juice, orange blossom water

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Homemade-Baklava-1659465 (may not work)