Middle Eastern Nut-Filled Multilayered Pastry (Baklava) Recipe | Epicurious

Name: Middle Eastern Nut-Filled Multilayered Pastry (Baklava) Recipe | Epicurious
Ingredients: 3 cups sugar, or 2 cups sugar and 1 cup honey; 1 1/2 cups water; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup (optional); 2 (3-inch) sticks cinnamon (optional); 4 to 6 whole cloves, or 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional); 1 pound blanched almonds, pistachios, walnuts, or any combination, finely chopped or coarsely ground (about 4 cups); 1/4 cup sugar; 1 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or cardamom (optional); 1 pound (about 24 sheets) phyllo dough; About 1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter or vegetable oil

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Baklava (from the Farsi for "many leaves"), a pastry perfected by royal bakers in the sultan's palace in Istanbul, consists of layers of phyllo filled with nuts and spices and drenched in a syrup. It...

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Ingredients

3 cups sugar, or 2 cups sugar and 1 cup honey
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons light corn syrup (optional)
2 (3-inch) sticks cinnamon (optional)
4 to 6 whole cloves, or 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
1 pound blanched almonds, pistachios, walnuts, or any combination, finely chopped or coarsely ground (about 4 cups)
1/4 cup sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or cardamom (optional)
1 pound (about 24 sheets) phyllo dough
About 1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter or vegetable oil