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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Syrup: | 2. Use a heavy saucepan and dissolve the sugar in the cyser over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice. | 3. When all the sugar has dissolved, reduce heat to a gentle boil. Do not stir often. | 4. Add honey once the syrup thickens. If you use a candy thermometer (I never have) it should register 230°F A drop of syrup on a cold plate will not spread. | 5. It takes about 20-25 minutes. Set aside to cool (but not to get cold). | 6. Baklava: | 7. Preheat oven to 325 f. | 8. Finely chop the nuts. You want them as close to a meal as you can. I use the blender or food processor. | 9. Combine with sugar and spices. (Not the whole cloves). | 10. Place 6 phyllo sheets in a well buttered 13x9 inch baking pan. I think glass works best. Butter the top sheet generously. | 11. Sprinkle a thin layer of the nut mixture over the phyllo. You want it even and no dough showing, but not thicker than about 1/8 inch. | 12. Cover with 4 more phyllo sheets and generously butter the top sheet. | 13. Continue alternating nut mixture and phyllo until you run out of nuts. Top with 8 phyllo sheets and generously butter the top. | 14. If your sheets are too big for the pan, you may trim them or fold them over. | 15. Score into squares or diamonds. Place a whole clove in the center of each slice. Pieces are traditionally quite small as it is a very sweet dessert. | 16. Bake for 30 minutes, then lower the oven to 300 and bake for another 30 minutes, or until golden brown. | 17. Pour the warm syrup over the hot baklava. Let stand several hours, at least. | 18. Freezes well. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	3	cups		2417.94	604.788	0.0	0.0
hard alcoholic cider	2	cups		-	-	-	-
star anise	1	star		-	-	-	-
lemon	1			1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
honey	2 -3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
walnut	1			1927.12	0.0	0.0	218.0
sugar	1/3	cup		2417.94	604.788	0.0	0.0
clove	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365
nutmeg	1	teaspoon	ground	11.55	1.0844	0.1285	0.7988
allspice	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.2492	0.3426	0.0289	0.0413
phyllo dough	1	lb		1356.2671	238.5941	32.2057	27.2161
butter	1	lb	melted	2585.5259	118.7981	80.7863	217.7285
clove				2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.