Eugenie's Baklava

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I would like to correct your spelling in Turkish we spell it Baklava not paklava ! There is no such word in Turkish ..

Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 30 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1368 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

1 pound phyllo dough
1 cup ghee (clarified butter) melted
1 1/2 cups walnuts chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 teaspoon cloves ground
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey

Directions

Combine last 4 ingredients.

Butter bottom of 16x10x2 pan generously.

Lay half of Phyllo dough in pan, brushing each sheet with butter.

Mix nuts and spices with sugar and sprinkle evenly over dough.

Lay on rest of Phyllo dough, buttering each layer.

Brush top layer with butter. All butter should be used. If not, drizzle rest of butter over top too.

Cut into diamond shaped pieces without cutting through bottkom.

Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F. oven on a shelf a little above center until lightly golden, finish cutting and allow to cool.

Pour warm honey-lemon syrup over baked Baklava.

Serve warm or cold.

Syrup: Combine and bring to a boil and simmer one minute.

This is a great recipe.

Don't think that you have to boil the syrup more than one minute.

It will be thin. Another secret that a Lebanese friend told me is to either put hot syrup over cold pastry or cold syrup over hot pastry.

You might try other nuts, but I think Walnuts are the best.

Pistachios were probably the original nut, but everyone around here uses Walnuts.

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I would like to correct your spelling in Turkish we spell it Baklava not paklava ! There is no such word in Turkish ..
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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 350g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1368 53% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81.0g124%
 Saturated Fat 32.0g162%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 122mg41%
Sodium 879mg37%
Total Carbohydrate 151.0g50%
 Dietary Fiber 6.0g23%
 Sugars 86.0g
Protein 20.0g40%
Vitamin A 29%  Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 6%  Iron 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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