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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. | 2. Trim phyllo sheets to fit the pan you will be using (9x13) or a rectangular pan with a similar capacity, with 2.5" sides. (Don't use a nonstick pan--it will get ruined when you cut out the baklava.) Keep phyllo sheets covered with a slightly damp towel. | 3. In a bowl, stir together the butter/margarine and the oil. Drizzle a few tablespoons on the pan bottom. Center 1 sheet phyllo on the bottom of the pan. Brush generously with butter and oil. Continue layering phyllo sheets, brushing each generously, for a total of 8 sheets. | 4. Sprinkle 1/3 of the nuts over the top. | 5. Continue layering phyllo leaves this way, sprinkling with nuts after another 8 sheets, then 4 more leaves, more nuts, and the remaining leaves, always brushing each sheet generously before you place the next one in the pan. | 6. Brush the top layer with the butter/oil mixture. Using kitchen scissors or a very sharp knife, cut the pastry into diamond shapes, cutting only halfway through the pastry. (Diamond shapes are achieved by cutting 5 or 6 horizontal rows, then cutting diagonally across these rows to form diamonds). | 7. Bake for 1 hour, or until pastry is golden brown. Meanwhile, make the syrup. | 8. To make syrup: In a saucepan, combine the syrup ingredients and heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature before pouring evenly over the pastry. Let the baklava sit for 1 hour or overnight before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
phyllo dough	1	lb		1356.2671	238.5941	32.2057	27.2161
butter	1	cup	unsalted melted	1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
vegetable oil	1/2	cup		939.58	0.0	0.0	109.0
walnut	2	cups	ground ground ground	3854.24	0.0	0.0	436.0
cinnamon	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
sugar	2	tablespoons		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	2	cups		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
honey	1	cup		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
cinnamon	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

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