Greek Baklava

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb phyllo pastry, thawed if frozen
• 1 cup butter, melted at room temp
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325. layer half of the sheets of phyllo one sheet at a time, in a greased 11x7x2 baking pan, brushing each sheet evenly with butter and folding ends over if necessary to fit into pan.
• 2 keep unused sheets covered with plastic wrap while assembling baklava to prevent drying.
• 3 mix 1/4 cup of the sugar and cinnamon; stir in walnuts.
• 4 sprinkle nut mixture evenly over buttered phyllo in pan.
• 5 layer remaining phyllo, one sheet at a time, over nut mixture, brushing each sheet evenly with butter.
• 6 cut diagonally into squares, cutting completely through all layers.
• 7 bake in preheated oven until crisp and golden, about one hour.
• 8 combine remaining sugar, the water, lemon juice and honey in small saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
• 9 heat to boiling; pour evenly over hot baklava.
• 10 let stand loosely covered 8 hours or overnight.