Turkish Pastries With Nuts And Syrup (Baclava) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb phyllo pastry (about 24 sheets)
16 tablespoons butter, melted
2 1/2 cups walnuts or 2 1/2 cups almonds, chopped
SYRUP
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation

Brush a 9 x 12 inch dish with melted butter.
Fold a sheet of phyllo in half and carefully lay in the pan.
Brush with melted butter.
Repeat until there are 6 layers of phyllo.
Sprinkle 1/3 of the nuts on the last layer.
Add 6 more phyllo leaves, brushing each one with melted butter.
Add 1/3 more nuts.
Repeat this procedure until all ingredients are used ending with a pastry layer.
Brush the top layer with butter and cut into diamond shapes 2 inches wide.
Bake in a preheated 350\u00b0F oven for 30 minutes.
Reduce the heat to 300\u00b0F and continue baking for 30 minutes longer.
FOR THE SYRUP: Add the sugar to the water.
Add lemon juice and boil the syrup for 5 minutes.
Pour over the warm pastry and let cool before serving.
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