Baklava (Papadakis Taverna)
- 5 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 cups walnuts coarsley chopped
- 1 pound butter, unsalted melted
- 1 pound phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
- 40 each cloves, whole
- 2 inch orange zest strip
- 2 inch lemon zest strip
- 1 each cinnamon sticks
- 13 cup honey
- 1/2 each lemon juiced
- In a medium bowl place the cinnamon and walnuts, and mix them together.
- Brush the bottom of a 14" x 20" baking dish with the butter.
- Place one pastry sheet in the dish and brush it with the butter.
- Repeat this process so that 6 pastry sheets line the bottom of the dish.
- Sprinkle 13 of the nut mixture over the top of the pastry sheets.
- Repeat this process so that there are 3 layers of the nut mixture and 4 layers of 6 buttered pastry sheets, ending with 6 pastry sheets.
- Cut the baklava into 40 diamond shaped pieces.
- Insert a whole clove in the top of each piece.
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Bake the baklava for 40 minutes, or until it is golden brown.
- In a medium saucepan place the sugar, water, orange peel, lemon peel, and cinnamon stick.
- Bring the ingredients to a boil and then simmer them for 5 minutes.
- Add the honey and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the lemon juice.
- Stir the ingredients together and then let the syrup cool.
- Remove the orange and lemon peels, and the cinnamon stick.
- Spread the cool syrup over the hot baklava.
- Cover the dish with a towel and let it sit for 1 hour before serving.
cinnamon, walnuts coarsley, butter, phyllo, cinnamon sticks, honey, lemon juiced
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/baklava-papadakis-taverna-4000 (may not work)