Baklava

Description:

Arabs and Greeks fight over rights of ownership, but we all know who created it first. This is not your standard recipe, this is royal!

Servings: 1 tray

Ingredients:

butter,1/2,pound,unsalted,melted

filo pastry,1,pound

walnuts,2,cup,chopped

sugar,3,tablespoon

atter recipe,1 1/2,cup,cold

Instructions:

Note: you may substitute almonds, pistachios, or mixture for walnuts.

Note: keep filo leafs covered while working!

In small bowl combine nuts & sugar.

Brush baking dish (app. 12in *18in) with butter. Place 1 pastry sheet in pan, brush with butter. Place second sheet on top, overlap or fold sides if necessary, brush with butter, continue 8-10 layers. Spread walnut mixture evenly over top sheet. Cover with remaining pastry sheets. butter each layer. Be sure to butter last sheet. Cut diagonal lines down and across to form diamond shaped pieces. Bake in preheated oven 350 bake 30 min, increase heat to 450 and bake 5-10 more min, until pastry puffs are a light golden color. While it is still hot pour atter syrup over it.

Best way to eat: Fast, before the kids get a hold of it.