Easy Peasy Baklava

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 (375 g) packs phyllo pastry
• 1 1/4 cups walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 250 g unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 mix together sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan; boil 15 - 20 minutes and let cool.
• 2 crush walnuts and add cinnamon in blender.
• 3 melt butter in saucepan.
• 4 when pastry is at room temperature, use 1/2 of one 375g pack and place it in rectangluar pan; is ok is filo folds back over itself.
• 5 brush with butter
• 6 sprinkle 1/2 of the walnuts; spread across pastry.
• 7 repeat process with other 1/2 of the 375g pack.
• 8 repeat process again with the second pack of 375g filo pastry as stated above; finish with pastry layer.
• 9 using a sharp knife, cut pastry into diagonal shape
• 10 pour remaining melted butter slowly over pastry.
• 11 cook in preheated oven at 170c for 60 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 remove from oven; wait 5 minutes and pour syrup mixture over baklava.
• 13 when is completely cool, you can serve.
• 14 hint hint -- i enjoy it while still warm!
• 15 recipe is ideal for freezing!
• 16 enjoy.