EASY PEASY BAKLAVA

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Recipe comes from friends Hazel and Sarah, TRUE! Gave permission to share with you too! This was TERRIFIC, so EASY to do! I hope you'll try it and do a review!!!

Provided by mickeydownunder

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 (375 g) packs phyllo pastry
1 1/4 cups walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
250 g unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Mix together sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan; boil 15 - 20 minutes and let cool.
  • Crush walnuts and add cinnamon in blender.
  • Melt butter in saucepan.
  • When pastry is at room temperature, use 1/2 of one 375g pack and place it in rectangluar pan; is ok is filo folds back over itself.
  • Brush with butter
  • Sprinkle 1/2 of the walnuts; spread across pastry.
  • Repeat process with other 1/2 of the 375g pack.
  • Repeat process again with the SECOND pack of 375g filo pastry as stated above; finish with pastry layer.
  • Using a SHARP knife, cut pastry into diagonal shape
  • Pour remaining melted butter slowly over pastry.
  • Cook in preheated oven at 170C for 60 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven; wait 5 minutes and pour syrup mixture over baklava.
  • When is completely cool, you can serve.
  • HINT HINT -- I enjoy it while still warm!
  • Recipe is IDEAL for freezing!
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.1, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 26.9, Sodium 182.9, Carbohydrate 35.9, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 15.3, Protein 3.9

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