Baklava

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 cups walnuts (16 oz pkg)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 lb phyllo dough
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 (12 ounce) jar honey

Recipe

• 1 1. grease 13" x 9" baking dish. in large bowl with spoon, combine chopped walnuts, sugar and cinnamon until blended; set mixture aside.
• 2 2. in baking dish, place 1 sheet of phylllo, allowing it to extend up sides of dish; brush with some butter. repeat to make 5 more layers of phyllo; sprinkle with 1 cup walnut mixture. cut remaining phyllo into approximately 13" x 9" rectangles.
• 3 3. place one sheet of phyllo in baking dish over walnut mixture; brush with butter. repeat to make at least 6 layers, overlapping small strips of phyllo to make rectangels, if necessary. sprinkle 1 cup walnut mixture evenly over phyllo.
• 4 4. repeat step 3 two more times. place remaining phyllo on top of last walnut layer (i put at least 6 more sheets). trim any phyllo that extends over top of dish. with sharp knife, cut just halfway through all layers in a diamond pattern to make 28 servings. bake in 300 degree oven 1 hour and 25 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• 5 5. meanwhile, in 1 quart saucepan over medium-low heat, heat honey until hot but not boiling. spoon hot honey evenly over baklava. cool in pan on wire rack at least 1 hour, then cover and leave at room temperature until serving time.
• 6 to serve:.
• 7 with sharp knife, finish cutting through layers. makes 24 servings.
• 8 it's better to let it sit for a day.