Baklavas

Ingredients:

1 packet Philo pastry

500g. butter

500g. pistachios or almonds 

1 cup. sugar white

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves. 

For the syrup

1 cup. water

2 cup sugar

teaspoon ground cloves

2k.gl cinnamon or 2 sticks cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Mix the nuts with 1 cup. sugar, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp ground cloves.

2.melte butter.

3.Cut leaves in half, so each sheet to fit the pan.

4.Brush well the pan and sides with butter.

5.Lay sheets one at a time in the pan.

6.We brush each Philo with melted  butter in each sheet as it is put into the pan.

7.Every 6-8 leaves spread a layer of the mixture of nuts.

8.continue until all our materials are done

9.Pore the remaining butter over the baklava.

10.With a sharp knife cut the baklava diagonally to get out the pieces shaped diamond. And put a clove in every piece of the baklava  

Preheat oven to 180.

11.Bake baklava for 40-45 minutes or until golden.

12.remove from heat and let cool. 

For the syrup

1. In a saucepan put the ingredients for the syrup and simmer for 10-20 minutes

2. Pour the hot syrup in cold baklava and let cool.

The secret to good fluffy baklava is spreading each sheet with butter enough to not stick the sheets together.