Baklava – AΦRODITE's KITCHEN | A Cyprus Food Blog

Ingredients

• 3 cups of roughly ground roasted nuts (2 1/4 cups almonds, 1/4 cup pistachios, 1/2 cup walnuts. Roast then grind the nuts)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 pack of thawed phyllo (leave frozen phyllo in the fridge over night, and leave outside in the box for 30 minutes to thaw before you begin the recipe below)
• 1 1/2 cups melted unsalted butter (you will not use all of this)
• 3 cups sugar
• 1.5 cups water
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 3/4 cup good quality honey
• 6-7 whole cloves