Baklava

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
• 1 lb chopped nuts
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan.
• 3 chop nuts and toss with cinnamon.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 unroll phyllo dough.
• 6 cut whole stack in half to fit pan.
• 7 cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work.
• 8 place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly.
• 9 repeat until you have 8 sheets layered.
• 10 sprinkle 2- 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top.
• 11 top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go.
• 12 the top layer should be about 6- 8 sheets deep.
• 13 using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan.
• 14 you may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts.
• 15 bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
• 16 make sauce while baklava is baking.
• 17 boil sugar and water until sugar is melted.
• 18 add vanilla and honey.
• 19 simmer for about 20 minutes.
• 20 remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it.
• 21 let cool.
• 22 serve in cupcake papers.
• 23 this freezes well.
• 24 leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.