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Moroccan Baklava Recipe

Filled with delicate layers of phyllo and a sweet walnut and cinnamon filling, this delicious dessert is perfect for those with a sweet tooth. Be sure to have a pot of hot tea ready to enjoy along with it. 
Servings: 24
Author: Izzy

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces phyllo pastry dough
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter melted
  • 4 cups walnuts finely chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cups water
  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon ground

Instructions

  • Grease a large glass baking dish with 1 tbsp of the melted butter and set aside.
  • In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the water, sugar, honey and lemon juice to make a syrup, bringing it to a boil before reducing it to a simmer for 5 minutes, and setting it aside to cool.
  • In a medium bowl, mix the walnuts and cinnamon.
  • In the buttered baking dish, lay a sheet of the phyllo pastry dough, and brush with the melted butter. Repeat this with 8 more layers of the dough.
  • Evenly spread ¾ cup of the walnuts over the top of the dough.
  • Layer another 5 sheets of the dough on top of the walnut layer, remembering to brush with butter for each layer.
  • Evenly spread another ¾ cup of the walnuts over the top of the dough.
  • Repeat the last 5 steps until all the walnuts are used, and then layer a final 10 sheets of the phyllo pastry dough over it.
  • Brush the top layer with butter.
  • Slice the pastry into 1½ inch strips, then diagonally in both directions to make diamond shapes.
  • Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
  • Bake for an hour and a half until golden brown.
  • Immediately after removing it from the oven, pour the cool syrup you set aside over the pastry.
  • Let the pastry cool, cover overnight to soak the syrup. Serve and enjoy!