Almond Baklava

Fillo dough

1 1/4 cups butter/margarine

1/4 cup sugar

1-2 tsp cinnamon (ground)

4 cups almonds, slivered and chopped

cloves (NOT ground)

  1. Mix sugar, cinnamon, sugar, and almonds.
  2. Melt the butter, then butter the pan
  3. Lay one sheet of dough in pan.
  4. Butter it, and lay another on top of that. Continue until you have done 5-6 sheets.
  5. Then lay another sheet, and do NOT butter it.
  6. Place an even thin layer of almond mix
  7. 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 4-5 sheets of dough left.
  8. Fold in the dough that hangs from the side of the pan.
  9. Lay down some more sheets of dough, buttering each one, cut off edges, that hang from the sides of the pan.
  10. Be sure you butter the top sheet very well.
  11. Sprinkle some water on it before you put it in the oven.
  12. Score with sharp knife
  13. Stick cloves between scores, so that it keeps the sheets of dough together.
  14. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until golden-brown, and the edges no longer touch the wall of the pan.
  15. Don't start syrup until baklava has come out of the oven.
syrup

4 cups sugar

3 cups water

1/2 cup honey

1 stick cinnamon

a piece of lemon peel

5 or 6 cloves (not ground)

  1. Heat honey, sugar, water, lemon peel, cinnamon and cloves in a pan over medium heat Until all is melted and combined well.
  2. Bring to a boil, then let simmer about 10 minutes.
  3. Pour the hot syrup over the cool baklava.
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