Thursday, September 30, 2010

Dee's Baklava - A Sweet Treat

I had a request from my niece Jenny for Dee's Baklava recipe. Dee was my Mother in law and she loved to cook. I always remember her in the kitchen. With nine people living in one house and plenty of grand kids and friends, she cooked a lot.
One item she made was this Baklava. I found her recipe after searching all my books. Finally remembered I put it in a recipe binder for safe keeping.

Dee's Baklava

4 cups Walnuts, chopped finely (that is a 16oz package)
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon.

1 pound fillo Dough
1 cup butter melted (that is 2 sticks.)
A 12oz jar of honey

1.Grease a 13"x9" baking dish. In a Large bowl with spoon mix Walnuts , Sugar and Cinnamon.
Cut Fillo into 13"x 9" strips.
2.In the baking dish layer 5 sheets of Fillo, brush each one with melted butter.
Sprinkle with 1 cup of Walnut mixture.
3.Repeat the step 2 until walnut mixture is used up.
4. top with 5 sheets of fillo dough, brushing with butter between each layer. Brush top sheet with butter.
5.With a sharp knife cut just halfway through the layers in a triangle pattern.
6. bake at 300 F oven 1 hour and 25 minutes.
7. In a small pan slowly heat honey, spoon heated honey over Baklava.
8. cool on wire rack 1 hour.

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