Preparation:
combine walnuts, almonds, sugar, cinnamon, and ground cloves-mix well place 1 filo sheet into a buttered baking pan brush with melted butter repeat for a total of 10 layers sprinkle evenly with nut mixture butter 2 sheets of filo dough and place on top of nut mixture continue to layer nut mixture and filo dough for a total of 20-24 layers brush top with remaining butter score top layer with parallel diagonal slices bake @ 325 degrees on lowest rack of oven for 30 minutes bake @ 325 degrees on top rack of oven for 30 minutes cover with foil if tops brown too quickly combine remaining ingredients in a saucepan, over a moderate flame bring to and allow to boil for 10 minutes strain well, cool pour half of syrup mixture over hot baklava cool for 30-60 minutes pour remaining syrup mixture over baklava allow to stand for 8-12 hours before cutting serve at room temperature |