Baklava

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Ingredients:

375 gr walnuts

160 gr almonds

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground pimento

1 tablespoon brown sugar

5 tablespoons melted butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

20 sheets phyllo dough

Syrup:

250 gr sugar

1.7 dl water

3 complete cloves

3 teaspoons lemon juice

extra: oven

Preparation:

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/360°F (fan oven 160°C/310°F). Cover the sides and bottom of a shallow oven dish with melted butter or oil.

Mix in a bowl the chopped nuts, almonds, spices and sugar and divide in three portions.

Put 1 dough leaf on a cutting shelf. Cover with the butter/oil mix. Fold and place it in the heat resistant form. Remove redundant dough. Repeat with three dough sheets. Divide a portion of the nuts over the dough . Cover the nut mixture with 4 greased and folded fillo dough sheets and with a second portion of nuts. Repeat till you used all of the nut mixture.

Cover with 4 dough sheets. Smoothen the edges. Coat with the rest of butter/oil mixture and make in the length 3 cuts (do not cut entirely through the dough).

Bake in the oven golden brown in 30 minutes. Drizzle with the cooled syrup and let cool.

Cut and serve in squares .

Syrup: Add all ingredients in a small pan. While stirring bring to a boil till the sugar is dissolved. Simmer without stirring for 10 minutes over low heat .