baklavas
makes about 12
4 ounces of butter
12 ounces of walnuts, chopped finely
2 ounces of sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
8 ounces greek phylo pastry
8 ounces honey
2 tsp lemon juice
4 ounces of water

Melt the butter and use a little to lightly grease a 10x7 roasting pan. (I use a 9x9 and it works just as well).

To make the filling put the walnuts, sugar , cinnamon and cloves in a bowl and mix well. Cut the pastry sheets in half withways. Take one sheet of pastry to line the baking pan. Cover the remaining sheets with a damp tea towel. Brush the sheet you used to line the pan with a little melted butter. Repeat with half of the pastry sheets, then sprinkle over the walnut filling. Top with remaining pastry sheets brushing each one with a little melted butter and tucking down the edges. Using a sharp knife cut the layers of pastry into 12 diamond or square shapes. ( I usually get 16 squares)

Bake in a preheated over 425 degrees F for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 20 minutes more, until golden brown.

Just before the pastry has finished cooking make the honey syrup. Put the honey water and lemon juice into a small saucepan, simmer it for about 5 minutes. Set aside

When the pastry is finished baking, remove from the oven and evenly pour the honey syrup over it. Leave to cool (the pastry will absorb all of the syrup). Before serving re-cut along the lines you cut before baking to divide the pieces.

That's it! Sounds like a lot to do but really quite simple!

Enjoy!