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Super Easy Baklava Recipe (Special Christmas)

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 box phyllo dough thawed
  • 1 cup butter melted

Syrup:

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Filling

  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Place 1 cup sugar, water,& lemon juice in a pan & bring to boil.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Cool.
  • Layout phyllo dough, cut in half& trim to fit a 9 by 13" pan.
  • Place 1/2 of dough in pan.
  • Combine filling ingredients, and spread over phyllo dough.
  • Cover with 2nd half of dough.
  • With a serrated knife, cut into triangles.
  • Drizzle evenly with melted butter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes, till golden brown.
  • Remove from oven& pour cooled syrup over hot baklava.