Baklava - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 cup finely chopped almonds
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
16 sheets phyllo dough
12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
None None Whole cloves, to decorate
None None FOR THE SYRUP
2 cups sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp rosewater
3 None whole cloves

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease an 11 x 7 inch baking pan. Combine walnuts, almonds, sugar and spices in a large bowl.
Layer 4 sheets phyllo on a board, brushing each sheet with butter, and fold in half. Arrange in prepared pan, trimming edges to fit. Spread with 1/2 of the nut mixture. Repeat phyllo and nut layers. Top with a phyllo layer.
Brush with butter. Score lengthwise into 4 even portions. Then score diagonally to create a diamond pattern. Bake for 30 mins, until crisp.
Meanwhile, for the syrup, place sugar, lemon juice, rosewater, cloves and 1 1/3 cups water in a medium saucepan on low heat. Stir, without boiling, for 3-4 mins, until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, without stirring, for 10 mins, until thickened. Remove cloves.
Pour hot syrup over baklava. Let stand to cool. Cut into diamonds. Place a clove in the center of each piece, to decorate.