GREEK BAKLAVA

      Title: GREEK BAKLAVA
  Categories: Greek
       Yield: 1 Servings
  
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   Ingredients:
   
   1 lb     butter 1 lb filo, thawed 1/4 cup sugar 1 Tblsp cinnamon 3
   cups finely chopped pecans
   
   Syrup:
   
   2 cup    sugar 1 cup water 1/4 cup honey slice of lemon strip of
   orange rind (optional) stick of cinnamon Combine nuts, sugar, and
   cinnamon and set aside.  Melt butter and brush bottom of pan. Add 7-8
   sheets of filo brushing each with butter. Sprinkle with nut mixture
   and repeat process until all the nut mixture is used. Add remaining
   filo and brush top sheet with butter. Cut into diamond shapes. Bake
   at 325 degrees F. for 45min. Lower heat to 300 degrees and bake 15min
   until golden.
   
   Boil all syrup ingredients, except honey to from a light syrup--about
   20min.  Remove from heat and add honey. Remove lemon, orange, and
   cinnamon. Let cool some and spoon over pastry.
   
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   From: especkma@reed.edu (Erik. A Speckman) Converted by MMCONV vers.
   1.40
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