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Ingredients
- 1 lb. finely chopped blanched almonds
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 lb. phyllo pastry sheets
- 2 c. sweet butter, melted (do not use margarine)
- syrup (recipe follows)
Method
- Combine almonds, sugar and cinnamon.
- Place 8 sheets of phyllo (one at a time) in bottom of 8 x 14 x 2-inch pan, brushing each with melted butter.
- Sprinkle generously with nut mixture.
- Place 2 butter sheets of phyllo on top.
- Sprinkle with nut mixture; add 2 butter sheets.
- Continue layering nut mixture and phyllo dough until all nut mixture is used.
- Place remaining phyllo sheets on top, buttering each sheet before placing in pan.
- With a sharp knife, cut Baklava into small diamond shapes.
- Place a pan of water on lower shelf in preheated 300° oven.
- Bake Baklava on middle shelf for 3 hours, making sure water pan is always full.
- Remove from oven and pour cool syrup over pastry.
