2 cups (1 cup walnuts chopped & 1 cup pecans chopped) or 2 cups walnuts or 2 cups pecans, your choice.
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ cup sugar
1 lb. phyllo dough ~ thawed
1 lb. butter melted (brush) or butter spray
Jelly Pan OR Pan (15 ½ “ x 9 or 10” x 1”) OR cookie sheet pan.
Topping for the syrup:
¾ cup water
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. honey
½ tsp. lemon juice
¼ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. Lemon peel
Direction:
Walnut/Pecan, Cinnamon and Sugar mix together ~ aside (for the filling)
7 layers phyllo dough ~ butter each layers as you place it in pan. Sprinkle nut mix over ~ 2 more layers of dough ~ more nut mix ~ 2 layers of dough ~ nut mix and 7 layers of dough ~ make sure to butter each layers of dough separately.
Slice the Baklava into pieces. Bake 325 for 20 minutes.
~~~** Make Syrup while Baklava bake. Topping for the syrup ingredients boil syrup for 5 minutes ~ cool ~ Pour over hot Baklava… Foil to cover for to keep soft away from dry it.
