Baklava

Total Time: 1 hr 22 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons rose water
• 1 lb phyllo dough, cut in half to make 9x13 inch sheets
• 1 cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups chopped walnuts or 2 cups chopped pistachios
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons rose water

Recipe

• 1 ----------the syrup----------.
• 2 boil the water and sugar for 2 minutes.
• 3 add the rose water.
• 4 cool and then refrigerate.
• 5 -----------the filling--------------.
• 6 grind the nuts, sugar and rosewater together in a food processor or blender until of a pasty consistency.
• 7 ------------assemble-----------.
• 8 brush oblong cake pan with melted margarine.
• 9 place a sheet of phyllo in the pan, brush with margarine and continue this until you have used half the phyllo and half the margarine.
• 10 sprinkle the filling evenly over the top.
• 11 layer the rest of the phyllo and margarine, brushing the top with margarine.
• 12 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 13 cut 1 inch wide strips to the bottom of the pan, and then cut on the diagonal to make diamond shapes.
• 14 bake for 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 300°f and bake about 10 minutes more, or until golden brown.
• 15 re-cut the pieces you have already cut, then pour the syrup over all.
• 16 the syrup will absorb into the pastry.
• 17 let cool at room temperature for several hours before serving.