Baklava (Middle Eastern Nut-Filled Multilayered Pastry)

Recipe Type : Middle East                                                          
Preparation Time : 20 mins                                                    Cooking Time : 45 mins

Ingredients :
20 phyllo pastry sheets
2 cups chopped nuts (walnut, pistachio, cashew and almond)
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1/2 cup butter
small cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Method :
1. Heat a sauce pan. Pour water. Add sugar, honey, nutmeg powder, small cinnamon stick, lemon zest and lemon juice. Bring to boil. Once sugar melts, switch off flame.
2. In a 9"x13" pan apply butter.

3. Place one phyllo pastry sheet. Apply butter.

4. Now place one more sheet, and apply butter again.
5. Repeat this layering process with 8 more sheets.

6. Spread chopped nuts.

7. Now place a phyllo sheet and apply butter.
8. Repeat 7th step to layer 9 more phyllo sheets applying butter each time.

9. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond shapes or square shapes.

10. Preheat an oven to 350 degree F.
11. Bake for 40 mins.

12. Remove baklava from oven. Pour prepared sugar-honey syrup over it.

13. Rest it for 2 hours.