Recipes from Greece :: Greek Pastries and Desserts
Phyllo dough
1/4 c. sugar
1 to 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 c. almonds, slivered and chopped
1 1/4 (one and one-fourth) c. butter or butter-replacement
Whole cloves
Mix sugar, cinnamon and almonds.
Melt the butter, then butter the pan. Lay one sheet of dough in pan. Butter phyllo sheet, then lay another on top of that. Continue until you have buttered 5 or 6 sheets. Lay another sheet, but do NOT butter it. Place an even thin layer of almond mix. Lay another sheet of dough, butter it, and then another, unbuttered. On that place some almond mix again. Repeat until all the mix is gone, or you have only 4 or 5 sheets of dough left. Fold in the dough that hangs from the side of the pan. Lay down more sheets of dough, buttering each one and cutting off edges that hang from the sides of the pan. Be sure you butter the top sheet very well. Sprinkle and distribute some water over the top before baking. Score with sharp knife. Stick cloves between scores, so that it keeps the sheets of dough together.
Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 15 to 20 mins., until golden brown, and the edges no longer touch the wall of the pan. Start syrup only after baklava has come out of the oven.
Syrup
4 c. sugar
3 c. water
1/2 c. honey
1 stick cinnamon
1 piece lemon peel
5 or 6 whole cloves
Heat sugar, water, honey, cinnamon, lemon peel and cloves in a pan over med. heat Until all is melted and combined well. Let it come to a boil, then let simmer about 10 mins.
Pour the hot syrup over the cool baklava.
