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Baklava

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Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. Baklava Ingredients:  1 Pound frozen Phyllo Sheetsturkish Baklava  1 cup Melted Butter  2 cup finely Chopped Walnuts,Pisatachio or Blanched Almonds  1/2 cup Sugar  1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon  3/4 cup Sugar  3/4 cup Honey  1 cup Water 1 tbsp Lemon Juice  Preparation:  Thaw phyllo pastry and separate sheets according to package directions. Keep pastry not being used covered with clean damp dish towel to keep it from drying out. Place half of pastry sheets in a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan, one by one, brushing each sheet quickly and all over with melted butter. Combine nuts, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle over buttered pastry.  Place remaining sheets on top, brushing each with melted butter. Cut baklava pastry into 2-inch diamonds. Bake at 400° until brown and crisp, about 30 to 35 minutes. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine remain