Arabian Baklava

==Description==
Great tasty Arabic baklava.
==Ingredients==
* 4 cups finely chopped walnuts
* 2 cups butter or Crisco or ghee
* 1 cup sugar
* ½ cup finely chopped pistachios
* 18 sheets phyllo dough
=== Sugar syrup ===
* 2½ cups sugar
* 1½ cups water
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
		
==Directions==
=== Sugar syrup ===
# In a pan put the water and sugar and heat until boiling.
# Once it start boiling add the lemon and leave in for another 15 minutes until the syrup start thickening.
# Set a side to cool.
=== Baklava ===
# Preheat oven.
# Brush the surface of the baking tray ( square or rectangular shape 24 x40 cm) with oil.
# Melt the butter or the ghee.
# Put on layer of dough in the baking tray and brush it with the ghee, repeat 6 times.
# On the side mix the walnuts with the sugar and the pistachios.
# Spread the walnut mix equally on top of the dough.
# Spread ¼ cup of the ghee on top of the walnuts.
# Put another dough on top of the walnut and brush it with ghee.
# Repeat the last step 12 times.
# Wet your fingers with water and gently wipe the last dough.
# Brush the last dough with ghee generously.
# Cut the baklava into small squares.
# Put the baklava in the oven.
# Bake on 325°F for about half an hour then on 450°F for the last 5-10 minutes until it turns golden and crunchy.
# Take the baklava out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled sugar syrup on it.
# Serve at room temperature.
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Category:Pastry Recipes