The Best Baklava

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 20 sheets phyllo dough, thawed (1 pkg)
• 1 lb crushed walnuts (crush until a little powder forms)
• 3/4 cup sugar (dry walnut mixture)
• 1/4 cup sugar (honey mixture)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 10 ounces honey
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 300.
• 2 mix walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl.
• 3 brush 9x12 baking pan with butter.
• 4 layer pan with half of the phyllo dough (10 sheets) brushing every other layer with melted butter. the layers should rise about 1/2 inch along the side of the pan.
• 5 spread the walnut mixture over the phyllo dough.
• 6 continue to layer with the remaining 10 sheets of phyllo dough, brushing every other layer with melted butter, be sure to butter the top layer.
• 7 cut baclava diagonally in 2 directions, do not cut below the walnut mixture!
• 8 cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• 9 remove foil and continue to bake until top is lightly browned.
• 10 remove from oven and let cool for 20 minutes.
• 11 meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine honey, sugar and lemon juice.
• 12 heat until sugar dissolves (do not boil).
• 13 pour honey mixture over baclava and let it sits until honey cools a bit.
• 14 cut through bottom layer and serve!
• 15 enjoy!