Baklava - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 lb. box phyllo (strudel leaves)
1 c. melted butter or margarine
1 c. honey
1/2 c. water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Grease baking dish.
Mix walnuts, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
Place 2 sheets of phyllo in bottom of greased pan and brush with melted butter.
Add 2 more sheets of phyllo and brush with butter.
Continue until a total of 8 sheets is on bottom of pan.
Be sure to brush each layer with butter.
Sprinkle 2/3 to 1 cup of the walnut mixture evenly over phyllo.
Cut remaining phyllo in half and place 6 layers of phyllo (2 each and butter), then walnut mixture.
Repeat another 6 layers with butter and add walnut mixture, etc.
Trim phyllo away from edges with scissors.
With a sharp knife, cut halfway through the layers to form a diamond pattern.
Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours until golden brown.
Heat the honey and water together until hot and pour evenly over baked baklava.
Cut all the way through and enjoy.