Recipe | Sweet
Baklava Recipe

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800 g filo
1 3/4 cups (350 g) melted butter or margarine

  • Layer pastry with butter or margarine.

6 cups (750 g) nuts (almonds or walnuts or pecans), chopped

  • spread over half filo and fold filo over to form a kind of sandwich
  • or just spread nuts over the top
    Bake 180 °C for 25 min, then 150 °C for 25 min.

2.5 cups (500 g) sugar
2 tablespoons rose water
1 teaspoon lemon juice

  • Boil for 15 minutes until syrup
  • Pour over pastry