Baklava - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 c. pecans, chopped very fine
    4 c. walnuts, chopped very fine
    3/4 c. sugar
    1 Tbsp. cinnamon
    1 1/2 c. butter, melted
    1 large box filo dough
    1 c. honey
    1 c. sugar
    1 c. water with 1 cinnamon stick
    2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Preparation
    Lightly butter bottom of a 13 x 9-inch dish.
    Layer 9 sheets of filo dough with butter between layers.
    Spread 1 cup of nut mixture (sugar, nuts and cinnamon) on top layer.
    Sprinkle with butter. Layer 4 sheets of filo dough with butter between each layer and spread 1 cup nut mixture on top layer.
    Repeat 4 layers of buttered filo dough and nut mixture on top 5 more times.
    The last layer of filo dough is 9 sheets with butter between layers.
    Bake at 325\u00b0 for 60 minutes.

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