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Blanch then chop the almonds.
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Mix them with the sugar and cinnamon.
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Brush a medium size baking pan with melted butter.
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Lay 4 baklava phyllo leaves in the pan, buttering each beforehand.
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Lay more phyllo on top, this time without buttering them.
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Sprinkle with minced almonds.
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Lay in another layer of phyllo, this time burshing with butter.
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Sprinkle with almonds.
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Continue laying in phyllo leaves and crushed almonds in the same way, till only five phyllo leaves remain.
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Brush these last phyllo leaves very well with butter and lay on the top.
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Cut away any phyllo ends overlapping the sides of the pan with a sharp knife.
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With the same knife, cut through the top phyllo leaves, scoring serving size squares in the baklava.
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Dip your fingers in a dish of water andsprinkle the top layer of phyllo leaves.
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Put the baklava in a moderate oven to bake for almost one hour.
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Meanwhile, boil the sugar in the water for five min.
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Add in the honey and spices and boil for five min more.
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Remove the spices and keep the syrup warm.
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Take the baklava from the oven and let it cold.
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Pour the syrup over the baklava.
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After it cools, cut the baklava completely through and serve the pcs on a platter.
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NOTES : 1.
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For Walnut Baklava: 1.
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Replace almonds with walnuts.
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Syrup uses 3 1/2 c. sugar and 1 1/2 c. honey.
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The baklava can also be made with half walnuts and half almonds.
