Baklava - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    10 oz. walnuts, finely chopped
    7 oz. almonds, finely chopped
    2 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. ground cloves
    1/3 c. sugar
    3/4 c. butter, melted
    30 sheets filo pastry
Preparation
    Mix together nuts, cinnamon, cloves and sugar; set aside. Brush 9 x 13-inch pan with melted butter.
    Line bottom of dish with 10 sheets of filo, brushing each sheet with melted butter. Spread 1/3 of nut mixture evenly on top and cover with another 5 sheets of filo, brushing each sheet with melted butter.
    Place 1/2 of the remaining mixture on top of filo.
    Add 5 more sheets of filo.
    Repeat this step once more, using remainder of filo, brushing each sheet with butter.

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