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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. | 2. Cut phyllo dough to size of pan, and place half the sheets in the bottom of the pan. Grind walnuts with 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in food processor or blender. Spread ground walnut mixture evenly over phyllo. Place remaining phyllo sheets on top of walnut mixture. | 3. Melt margarine with oil in small saucepan over low heat or in microwave. Brush melted mixture over top layer of phyllo. Cut baklava into diamond shapes with a sharp knife. | 4. To make syrup: Combine 3 1/2 cups sugar, water and lemon juice in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Let cool before pouring over pastry. | 5. Bake 30 minutes in center of oven, or until golden brown. Pour syrup over hot pastry. Let cool before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
walnut	1	pound		4009.7613	0.0	0.0	453.5929
white sugar	1/2	cup		387.0	99.98	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1	tablespoon	ground	-	-	-	-
phyllo dough	1	package		-	-	-	-
margarine	5	tablespoons		506.895	0.6345	0.6345	56.7525
vegetable oil	5	tablespoons		586.16	0.0	0.0	68.0
white sugar	3 1/2	cups		387.0	99.98	0.0	0.0
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732

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