Deserts
Brittney has been fattening I mean feeding us lots of sweets lately. She loves to make cookies and brownies. For Thanksgiving she made a wonderful Baklava. MMMMMM it was sooooo yummy!

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Posted on January 10th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Good Job Brittney. You will end up being the best cook in the family yet. I’m so proud of that A on your math test too.
Posted on January 11th, 2009 at 6:46 am
that looks positively sinful! Yum!!
Posted on January 15th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
YUM. Now, how about the recipe for that?
Posted on January 15th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Brittney found the recipe and made it – here is the one she used! It was very easy and tasted awesome!
INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
1 pound chopped nuts
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9×13 inch pan.
Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 2 – 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go. The top layer should be about 6 – 8 sheets deep.
Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
Make sauce while baklava is baking. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted. Add vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it. Let cool. Serve in cupcake papers. This freezes well. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.