Baklava

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 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 lenghtwise 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  .