Baklava

Ingredients

Filling

• 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 18 oz nut mix
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 8 oz / 16 tbsp / 2 sticks butter
• Phyllo
• (Optional) Allspice?

Syrup

• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 Fresh orange peel
• Drop of lemon juice?

Prep

• 9x13x2 Pan
• Butter brush
• Food processor
• Saucepan for butter

Steps

1. Throw all that syrup shit into a pan
2. Boil, then low heat for 5-10 minutes
3. Let cool off to the side
4. Heat oven 350 F
5. Add nuts, sugar, spices into food processor, pulse
6. Clarify butter
   • Melt over low heat
   • Skim foam off top
7. (Trim phyllo sheets to pan if they don't fit)
8. Cover sheets with plastic wrap, then damp towel
9. Brush pan and assemble
   • Every time you lay a sheet, brush
   • 10 - nut - 6 - nut - 6 - nut - 8
   • Generous brush top
10. Bake 45m-1 hour total (this says to cut half way through)
11. Pour syrup all over right after taking out of oven
12. Let sit at room temp, cover once cool

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/baklava-recipe-1943974