Baklava (YiaYia's)

Ingredients

Filling:

• 2 lbs. of chopped walnuts
• ¼ to ½ cup sugar
• cinnamon
• Less than ¼ of water to moisten

Phyllo:

• 1 lb. to 1 ½ lb. of Phyllo (room temp.)  Keep covered with towel so doesn’t dry out)
• 1 lb. of butter (melted)

Syrup:

• 2 cups of sugar to 2 cups of water
• ½ cup of honey, cinnamon stick, cloves, squeeze ½ lemon  -

Method

Filling:

• Mix all of the filling ingredients into a bowl.

Syrup:

• Bring Syrup ingredients to a boil, then simmer until it thickens, about 15m.

Assemble:

Lay 4 sheets of phyllo one at a time and brush butter on each sheet.

Double handful of walnut mixture and spread evenly on phyllo dough.  Roll tight!

Lay one more sheet, butter and roll again.  Makes 4-5 rolls.

Butter each roll again and cut into pieces of desired thickness.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-45 minutes.  Till golden brown and crispy.  Remove from oven and let sit for about 5 minutes.

Pour syrup on baklava till each piece is covered.

Once cooled completely cover with light cotton towel overnight OR cut and place in paper cupcake holders.  I then place them in a shoebox.

Makes about 45-60 pieces.  Phyllo from Publix l box makes 8 rolls- 5 total sheets per roll.    Phyllo from greek store by Kontos Phyllo #4 thicker I use 4 total sheets per roll.  DELICIOUS!!!