Baklava

Meal: Megafest 4.0: Dinner

Source: Kiesa: Mommy Logan

• 1 pkg filo leaves
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 2 tbs sugar
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 1 tbs rose water

Spread butter on 9 X 13 pan, then layer filo leaves one at a time and spread with butter. After 1/2 of the leaves are layered spread on walnuts and sugar. Dribble on butter. Then finish layering leaves. Cut diagonally.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hr then at 450 degrees for 10 minutes longer.

Syrup: Boil sugar, water and lemon juice until syrup stretches between fingers and doesn't break (about 10 minutes). Add rose water and boil a few minutes longer.

Cool to room temperature and pour over leaves when they come out of oven. Cool to room temperature and re-cut.