Baklava 1 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. walnut meats or almonds, ground
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 lb. fila
1 lb. butter, melted and clarified
whole cloves (optional)
syrup

Preparation

Combine coarsely ground walnuts with sugar and cinnamon.
Set aside.
Line bottom of buttered pan, 9 x 12-inch, with 10 to 12 fila, brushing each with melted butter.
Sprinkle with thin layer of nut mixture.
Cover with 3 fila, brushing each with melted butter.
Sprinkle with more nut mixture.
Repeat process, until all nut mixture is used, usually in 4 layers.
Cover with remaining buttered fila.
Chill 25 minutes.
Cut pastry into small diamond shapes.
Brush again with melted butter.
Insert whole cloves in center of each piece.
Bake in slow oven, 325\u00b0, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
When slightly browned, remove from oven; slowly pour enough cooled syrup over hot Baklava until completely absorbed.