Lebanese Baklava

INGREDIENTS

⅓ cup sugar
1 tablespoon. rose water
2 cups chopped walnuts or pistachio nuts
1 lb filo dough
1 lb drawn butter or sweet butter
Syrup recipe:
2 cups sugar
1 cups water
A few drops of lemon juice
1 teaspoon rose water

METHOD

Mix the nuts, sugar and rose water. Spread the Filo dough in a
buttered 10 x 14 inch pan, brush each layer with butter. Half way
through the layering, place nut mixture in ½ to ¾ inch layer.
Then continue layering buttered filo on top. Cut in diamond
shaped pieces. Bake at 300 degrees for one hour or until golden
brown.

Syrup Combine sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan. Boil over
medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Add rose water and bring to a
boil. Remove from the heat and cool.

Pour syrup over the baklava making sure the dough is well coated.

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