Greek Baklava [old recipe]

Baklava

* Ingredients:

1 lb. frozen strudel dough 

leaves [thaw for 2 hours]

1 lb. chopped pecans or walnuts

1 lb. sweet butter

1 oz. cloves

* For the Sirup:

3 c. sugar

3 c. water

1 c. honey

Juice of 1 lemon

1 stick cinnamon

* Place alternate layers of strudel dough and chopped nuts in a pan. Each layer of dough is painted with melted sweet butter. For added strength, 3 sheets of dough are put at the bottom and the top. The top layer is thoroughly coated with melted butter before baking. 

* The pastry consisting of about 40 layers of the dough and nuts, is cut into small diamond sections and a clove is pressed into the center of each piece. It is baked in a 310 degree oven for 45-60 minutes.

* The sugar, water and cinnamon stick are cooked about 10 minutes until the mixture is thickened. Honey is added and it is boiled for 2 more minutes, and then the lemon juice is added. The honey sirup is poured over the top of the pastry when it is removed from oven

* Note from BJ: 

Baklava is a Greek pastry made from a very old, old recipe. 

This particular recipe came to me by way of a family member Leonora Milla.