# Baklava

## Ingredients

- `8` oz chopped walnuts
- `8` oz chopped almonds
- `2` tsp ground cinnamon
- `2` tsp ground cloves
- `1` stick butter
- `1` pack phyllo dough defrosted
- `600` g sugar
- `400` g water
- `80` g honey
- `1` cinnamon stick

## Directions

- preheat oven to 300F convection
- mix the walnuts, almonds, cinnamon, and cloves
- melt the butter
- butter a 9x13 baking dish and lay down four phyllo sheets
- put a layer of the nut mixture, then two more sheets of phyllo, butter the sheets
- lay down more of the nut mixture and sheets until you have no more nut mixture left, finishing with four sheets of phyllo
- place the baking dish in the fridge for 15 minutes before cutting
- cut the phyllo lengthwise, then at a 45 degree angle width wise
- bake for 2 hours
- in a small pot, mix sugar, water, and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil
- boil syrup for 2 minutes, then remove from heat
- let syrup cool and add honey
- pour the syrup over the baklava
- let cool completely before serving

Servings: 12

Category: Desserts

Link: https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/baklava-greek-walnut-pistachio-cake/

Tags: Greek, Nuts, Vegetarian