Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Nona's baklava

      1 c  Butter (salted)
      1 c  Honey
    1/2 c  Sweet butter, melted
      1 ea Box fillo dough
      1 lb Walnuts, chopped
      1 lb Almonds, chopped
      1 ts Nutmeg

 Heat regular (salted) butter with honey until mixture bubbles.  Set
  aside about 1/8 of it.  In a bowl, combine nuts and nutmeg.  Pour
  remaining 7/8 of honey syrup over nut mix to moisten. Lay fillo dough
  on cutting board lengthwise.  Brush one layer at a time with melted
  sweet butter (unsalted) until you have 3 layers.  Line up a 1/4-inch
  wide strip of nut mix along edge of dough about 1/4-inch thick. Pick
  up that edge and roll dough into a cylinder with nut mix in the
  center. Cut each cylinder into 8 pieces and place in 9 x 13-inch
  baking dish. Repeat until all nut mix and fillo dough are used. Bake
  at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 10 to 20 minutes. Warm
  leftover syrup and spoon on top. Let cool before serving. If you
  cannot locate fillo dough, use our pie crust recipe, roll dough very
  thin, and use only one layer of dough instead of three. Makes 1 batch. Yield: 20 Servings

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