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Cinnamon-Walnut Baklava
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Tasdizen contributed this recipe for baklava, which layers store-bought phyllo dough into a buttery, nut-filled treat. Prep Time 30 minutes Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes, plus cooling Yield Makes 24 24 Ingredients | |
1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) | butter, melted, plus more for pan |
3 1/2 cups | sugar |
2 tablespoons | fresh lemon juice |
3 cups | walnuts |
1 1/2 teaspoons | ground cinnamon |
1 package (16 ounces) | frozen phyllo dough, (17-by-12 inches), thawed in refrigerator |
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with butter; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine 3 cups sugar, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sugar dissolves and mixture is syrupy, about 10 minutes. Set syrup aside.
In a food processor, pulse walnuts with cinnamon and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until finely ground. Set walnut filling aside.
Place stack of thawed phyllo sheets on a work surface. Using a sharp knife, trim stack into a 13-by-9-inch rectangle; discard trimmings. Place 1 sheet of trimmed phyllo in prepared baking dish (keep remaining sheets covered with a damp cloth or paper towel). Brush gently with butter; repeat with two more sheets of phyllo, laying each on top of the other. (You now have a 3-sheet stack of buttered phyllo.)
Sprinkle phyllo stack in dish with 1/3 cup walnut filling. Repeat with seven more buttered phyllo stacks, sprinkling each with walnut filling. Top with one more stack; brush generously with butter.
Using a sharp knife, cut unbaked baklava into 24 squares. Bake until puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; pour syrup over baklava. Let stand at room temperature until syrup is absorbed, at least 3 hours.
Cook's Note
If a phyllo sheet tears as you work, simply patch it together with melted butter, saving full sheets for top and bottom stacks.
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