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- From: ECR0JMC@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Judy)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Baklavah
- Date: 17 Feb 1995 15:49:31 -0600
- Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
- Message-ID: <19950210071148ECR0JMC@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
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- Baklavah
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- 1 cup water 2 cups sugar
- 6 small lemon slices OR 2 drops of lemon extract
- 3/4 pound sweet butter
- 1 (1 pound) package of frozen Phyllo dough
- 1-1/2 pound of chopped walnuts
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1-1/2 ground cinnamon
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- Boil water, sugar and lemon slices till sticky (approx. 5 minutes) and
- let cool. If using lemon extract, wait until boiling is finished and
- then add it.
- Melt 3/4 pound of sweet butter. Grind or chop walnuts and mix with
- sugar and cinnamon.
- Defrost Phyllo dough overnight in refrigerator. Open and cover with
- a damp kitchen towel.
- Brush bottom of large jelly roll pan with melted sweet butter. Place
- approximately 4-6 sheets of dough in the pan. First sprinkle with
- melted butter and then, using a pastery brush, brush it on.
- When 1/2 of the dough is done, spread with walnut, sugar and cinnamon
- mixture. Sprinkle with lots of butter so that the next layer will
- stick better. Continue layering until dough is finished. Butter
- top sheet and cut each row individualy. Cut into diamond shapes.
- Put more butter over top and let rest for approx. 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit and bake baklavah for approx.
- 25 minutes. DO NOT open oven door to check for doneness during this
- time. When baklavah is done and out of the oven, drip syrup over it
- with a spoon. Leave lemon pieces in a decorative fashion on top.
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