Baklava
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped blanched almond
- 1 cup chopped pistachios
- 12 cup sugar
- 34 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon allspice
- 18 teaspoon ground cloves
- 18 sheets phyllo dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 325F
- In a large bowl combine nuts, sugar, cinnamon, allspice & cloves.
- Trim phyllo dough to 15.5 x 10.5"
- Brush a jelly roll pan with butter.
- Place 1 sheet of dough on the pan.
- Brush with butter, sprinkle with 1 c nut mixture.
- Layer and butter 5 more sheets of dough.
- Sprinkle 1 c nut mixture.
- layer and butter 2 sheets of dough.
- Repeat with phyllo and nuts 2 more times.
- Add 6 more butter & phyllo sheets.
- Brush on remaining butter.
- Trim edges.
- Cut baklava crosswise in 1" strips, then cut diagonally at 2" intervals.
- Bake 50-60 min until lightly browned.
- Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes.
- Spoon Baklava syrup over top.
pecans, blanched almond, pistachios, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ground cloves, phyllo, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baklava-264527 (may not work)