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Name:	kaycee
E-mail address:	kaycee@bipolarworld.net
Recipe Name :	Baklava
About Recipe :	Old Family Recipe
Method:	3 cups finely chopped walnuts 1 cup finely chopped almonds 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp ginger 1/8 tsp ground cloves 1 lb fillo dough 1 stick melted butter Syrup: 2 cups cold water 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 tsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp fresh lemon rind (Keep your fillo covered with a moist towel or plastic wrap to prevent it from drying) preheat oven to 350 mix nuts spices and sugar together with a brush lightly butter the bottom of a 13 X 9 pan lightly butter the top of the first fillo sheet and place in the bottom of the pan continue this process until you have 5 sheets in pan sprinkle nut mixture over sheets place 5 more sheets of fillo butter between each sheet and then more nut mixture continue until pan is full and end with 5 fillo sheets Score the top of the sheets with a sharp knife in a diagnonal design bake 45 min to 1 hour or until golden brown Syrup: bring all ingredients to rolling boil for 10 minutes pour over cooled baklava

Wednesday, April 3rd 2002 - 07:28:10 AM