Cranberry Baklava

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb phyllo pastry sheet
• 1 1/2-2 cups unsalted butter, melted
• 4 cups walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup almonds, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup honey
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup frozen cranberry juice concentrate
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 slice orange peel

Recipe

• 1 to make syrup:.
• 2 combine all ingredients -- sugar, honey, water, cranberry juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and orange peel -- in a saucepan. bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and cool completely.
• 4 baklava:
• 5 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 6 in a bowl mix together nuts, sugar, and spices.
• 7 butter a 14x9 inch pan.
• 8 place sheets of phyllo in the pan, buttering each sheet evenly with butter.
• 9 once you have 10 sheets in place, spread 1/3 of the nut mixture over the top sheet.
• 10 place another 4 buttered sheets over the nut mixture, and sprinkle with another third of the mixture. repeat with 4 buttered sheets and the final third of the nut mixture.
• 11 spread remaining phyllo sheets on top, buttering each sheet.
• 12 using a sharp knife, score the baklava into squares or diamonds.
• 13 bake for 25 minutes, reduce heat to 300°f and continue to bake for an additional 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 14 remove from oven and pour cool syrup over the hot baklava. allow the baklava to sit for a few hours before serving, in order to allow the syrup to fully absorb into the baklava.