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BAKLAVA Recipe | |
Middle Eastern Dessert | |
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Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter1/2 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough 2 cups chopped pecans (or walnuts) 1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons whole cloves 1-1/2 cups water 1/3 cup white sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup honey
Directions:
Makes 12 servings. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Melt the butter over low heat. Pour 2 tablespoons of the butter into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Layer 3 sheets of the phyllo dough in the pan. Trim dough to fit. 3 Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of pecans over the phyllo dough. 4 Layer 3 more sheets of dough, brush generously with the melted butter, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of pecans. Continue dough -butter- pecan layers until pan is 3/4 full. 5 With a sharp knife, score phyllo dough to form diamonds. Press a clove at each end of the diamonds. Pour remaining butter over the dough. 6 Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until dough is golden brown. 7 While dough is baking, combine the sugar, water and cinammon stick in medium saucepan and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Simmer for 10 minutes. 8 Add the honey and simmer for 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and discard cinnamon stick. 9 Pour honey mixture over hot baklava. Let cool on wire racks. Cut into diamonds. | |