Baklava - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. finely chopped pecans
1 lb. filo dough, thawed as directed
3 to 4 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 lb. sweet cream butter
1 c. sugar

Preparation

Mix 4 cups of pecans with sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Begin to melt butter until hot.
Take filo dough out of package and place (gently) on a sheet of wax paper.
Place a damp kitchen towel or cheesecloth over the top of filo dough; it will dry out fast.
In a deep pan (roasting pan, 10 x 14-inch), take a pastry brush and baste the bottom with butter.
Peel the filo dough (you may take a couple of sheets at a time), fold in half and place in pan.
Baste each layer with butter.
Repeat this until you have used approximately 1/2 of the filo dough.
Spread the nuts evenly and repeat with the layers of filo dough and basted butter.
Cut into diamond shapes before baking; gently pour the remaining butter over the baklava.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until golden brown, about 1 hour.
Cool completely before applying syrup mixture below.