Baklava

Ingredients

• 4 cup walnuts, nely chopped � cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 lb phyllo leaves 1 cup butter, melted 1- 12 oz jar honey (about 1� cups)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300�F.

2. 2

   Grease 13x9 inch pan.

3. 3

   Combine walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon; set aside.

4. 4

   In baking dish place 1 sheet of phyllo, allowing it to extend up sides of dish; brush with some butter.

5. 5

   Repeat to make 5 or more layers of phyllo sprinkle with 1 cup walnut mixture.

6. 6

   Cut remaining phyllo into 13x9 inch rectangles.

7. 7

   Place one sheet of phyllo in baking dish over walnut mixture; brush with butter.

8. 8

   Repeat to make at least 6 layers of phyllo, overlapping small strips of phyllo to completely cover, if necessar y.

9. 9

   Sprinkle 1 additional cup walnut mixture evenly over phyllo.

10. 10

    Repeat step 2 two more times.

11. 11

    Place remaining phyllo on top of last walnut layer.

12. 12

    Trim any phyllo that extends over top of dish.

13. 13

    With shar p knife, cut just halfway through all layers in a diamond pattern to make 28 ser vings.

14. 14

    Bake for 1 hour 25 minutes or until top is golden brown.

15. 15

    Shortly before baking is complete, heat honey in 1 quart saucepan over medium-low heat until honey is hot but not boiling.

16. 16

    Spoon hot honey evenly over Baklava.

17. 17

    Finish baking.

18. 18

    Cool in pan at least 1 hour, then cover and leave at room temperature.

19. 19

    Ser ves 28.