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THE SYRUP 4 cups sugar 3 cups water 1 1/2 cups honey 1 cinnamon stick 6 whole cloves Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
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Mix together the walnuts, sugar and cinnamon.
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Select a pan the size of the phyllo sheets and brush well with some melted butter.
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Place 4 sheets phyllo, brushing each with butter, in the bottom of the prepared pan.
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To p with a sheet of unbuttered phyllo then sprinkle with a handful of the walnut mixture.
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Cover with a buttered sheet then an unbuttered sheet and another sprinkling of walnuts.
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Repeat this layering until all ingredients are used up, reserving 5 sheets phyllo for the top.
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Place last 5 sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter, on top of pastry and pour remaining butter over all.
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Cut the baklava into traditional diamond pattern , being careful not to cut through bottom layers.
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Bake for 1 hour.
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Remove from oven and let cool.
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SYRUP Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan and boil for 5 minutes.
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Add the honey, cinnamon stick and cloves and continue boiling 5 minutes longer.
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Pour hot syrup over completely cooled baklava.
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Cool completely, cut through bottom layers following previous cuts and serve.
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