Turkish Pastries With Nuts and Syrup (Baclava)

Turkish Pastries With Nuts and Syrup (Baclava)

Ingredients:
phyllo dough
butter, without salt
nuts, almonds
sugars, granulated
water, bottled, generic
lemon juice, raw

Directions:
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 350F oven for 30 minutes.
Reduce the heat to 300F 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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