Here's one my friend just sent me and I'm going to buy the ingridients I need once I come back from a ska gig tomorrow night and make it on thursday. Ska and tasty noms, this will be a good week, and sonic boom 6 in narberth on saturday for the weekend, excellent!
1 pack of phyllo pastry
250g butter (could be less if you like)
500g of walnuts, pistachios and almonds (any nuts really)
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
200g of sugar
250ml of water
8 tablespoons of honey
Dates (or apricots)
Lemon peel or juice
Vanilla extract
* Break up the nuts into small pieces and toss (hehe) with cinnamon, dates and vanilla extract.
* Mix in the sugar and a little of the butter melted.
* Layer sheets of phyllo dough in a greased casserole dish with melted butter pasted onto each sheet. Continue until approx. half the packet is used.
* Add most of the nut mixture and spread it evenly.
* Continue to add layered sheets with the nuts interspersed between the sheets.
* With a sharp knife cut the baklawa into squares or diamonds.
* Put in the oven (180 degrees ish) and bake for 50 mins until it is golden and crisp.
* While it is baking make the syrup.
* Boil sugar and water until the sugar is melted.
* Add some vanilla extract and the honey and lemon.
* Add some more cinnamon or a cinnamon stick if you have one.
* Simmer for 20mins ish then take off and allow to cool.
* When the baklawa is done spoon the syrup over it and allow to set and crystalize.
Serve hot with ice cream