Bakllava (Albanian)

Bakllava (Albanian)

BAKLLAVA

Ingredients:

1/2 kg (about 18 ounces) of ready made rolled dough
200 g (about 7 ounces) of pressed walnuts
3 cups of sugar
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon of cinnamon 

Cooking Instructions: 

• Spread the rolled dough, and sprinkle the walnuts with the cinnamon, then cover it with another layer of dough.
• Cut the baklava in equal squares or diamond shapes.
• Cover the baklava with melted butter and leave it to bake in a hot oven.
• Afterwards, leave it to cool.
• Prepare the syrup with the water and the sugar, using the amounts given above.
• Let the syrup boil for 5 minutes.
• Before removing the syrup from the heat, add the juice of half a lemon.
• Let the syrup cool for about 5 minutes, and then spread it on the baklava.

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