Baklawa - Syrian Version Of Baklava

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 2 lbs phyllo dough (for a 17x13 tray)
• 3 cups melted rendered butter
• 2 lbs shelled walnuts (or 1/2 walnuts and 1/2 pistachios)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons rose water (usually found in middle eastern markets)
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon rose water

Recipe

• 1 butter baking pans thoroughly.
• 2 place 1 lb.
• 3 of dough in pan, brushing butter between each sheet.
• 4 do not butter top sheet.
• 5 combine ingredients for nut filling and spread evenly on last layer.
• 6 place the other 1 lb.
• 7 dough over nut filling, brushing each layer with butter between each sheet.
• 8 cut in diamond shapes.
• 9 pour remaining butter over top.
• 10 bake in a preheated oven@ 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 11 ,then reduce heat to 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 12 *note:keep dough covered with damp cloth or plastic while using to prevent dough from drying out.
• 13 syrup:.
• 14 mix sugar and water and boil over medium hear for 15-20 minutes add lemon juice and rose water before removing from heat.
• 15 let syrup stand for 10 minutes before pouring over cold baklawa.