Baklava Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
3 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
3/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 orange slices
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

In medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, cloves, and cinnamon. Simmer 2 minutes.
Add honey, lemon and orange. Simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in vanilla and remove from heat.
Discard cinnamon, cloves and oranges.
Spoon over warm (not hot) baklava and cool completely before serving.
Cover an store up to 5 days.