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Directions

Baklawa

Ingredients

3 cups Crushed Walnuts

1 cup Butter (melted)
1/3 cup White Sugar

1 tablespoon Orange Blossom Water

1 teaspoon Ground Cardamon

Filo/Phyllo Pastry

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• Mix the sugar, cardamon & orange blossom water to the crushed walnuts
• ​Preheat the oven to 350F or 180C
• Brush some of the melted butter to a baking pan
  
• Cut the filo pastry in half
• ​Cover the filo with a damp cloth
  
• Take 1 piece of filo & brush with the melted butter
• Place a tablespoon of the walnut mixture in a line on the top edge of the filo pastry 
• ​Place a dowel on the top edge of the filo
  
• ​Roll & crimp the edges all the way to the end
  
• Place the dowel upright & push down on the filo
  
• ​Place on the baking dish
  
• When all the rolls are made, brush all the rolls with the melted butter
  
• ​Place in the oven for 30 minutes
  
• Pour the cold sugar syrup all over the hot baklava
  
• Cut into smaller rolls and sprinkle with some crushed pistachios
  

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