Baklava

🥘 Ingredients

• Sugar 1 cup
• Honey ½ cup
• Butter 1 cup
• Water ½ cup
• Walnuts 1 ½ cups
• Lemon juice 2 tbsp
• Phyllo dough 2 packages
• Pine nuts ¼ cup
• Powdered sugar 1 tbsp
• Water ½ cup
• Sugar 1 cup
• Honey ½ cup
• Lemon juice 2 tbsp
• Butter 1 cup

Main ingredients

1. 1

   Sugar Honey Butter , melted Water Walnuts , finely chopped Lemon juice Phyllo dough Pine nuts Powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare syrup: Boil Water with Sugar and Honey for 15 minutes Stir in Lemon juice and remove from heat; set aside to cool
2. 2

   Prepare phyllo: Melt Butter Preheat oven to 300°F
3. 3

   Prepare baklava: Cover large cutting board with plastic wrap Unfold phyllo dough; smooth with hands Cut sheets crosswise using baking pan as guide to create two roughly equal stacks Cover with plastic wrap and damp kitchen towel
4. 4

   Layer phyllo: Brush bottom of baking pan with melted butter Place one phyllo sheet; brush with butter Repeat with 7 more phyllo sheets, brushing each Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped walnuts Place one phyllo sheet on top; dab with butter Repeat with 5 more phyllo sheets, brushing each, staggering if needed Sprinkle with another cup of walnuts Repeat layering with additional 1 cup walnuts, 6 phyllo sheets Finish with 8 to 10 phyllo sheets from wider stack, using nicest sheets for top Brush all except final sheet with butter
5. 5

   Cut and bake: Use bread knife to cut baklava into diamonds Rotate pan and complete cuts on both diagonals Bake 1 1/2 hours, rotating pan halfway through until golden and crisped
6. 6

   Soak syrup: Immediately after removing from oven, pour cooled syrup over cut lines Drizzle remaining syrup over surface Cool to room temperature on wire rack, about 3 hours Cover with foil and let stand at least 8 hours before serving
7. 7

   Garnish: Sprinkle with powdered sugar Top center of each piece with pinch of reserved chopped walnuts ```