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Greek Pecan Baklava

You are in for a real treat when you try this, it's one of my favorite recipes for greek baklava! It has brandy in the syrup which makes it special! you will need 3 pounds of pecans, roughly 1 pound of melted butter and whole cloves. It is not really necessary to insert a whole clove on top of each slice of baklava, i do so only on the holidays.

Steps

In a saucepan combine 2 cups sugar , 1 cup water , liquid honey , brandy , lemon juice and cinnamon stick.
Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly , boil for about 1 minute then remove from heat.
Cool syrup completely.
In another bowl toss the chopped pecans with 1 cup sugar , cinnamon and cloves.
Brush 2 baking pans with melted butter.
Place 8 phyllo sheets in 1 pan , brushing each sheet with melted butter , then top with 2 cups pecan mixture.
Place 3 phyllo sheets over the pecan mixture , brushing each sheet with melted butter , then top with 2 cups of pecan mixture.
Repeat with 3 more phyllo sheets and then 2 cups pecan mixture.
Top with 6 phyllo sheets , brushing all but the top sheet with melted butter.
Repeat the procedure with remaining phyllo sheets and the pecan mixture for the second pan.
Using a sharp knife cut layers diagonally into 3 / 4-inch diamonds.
Gently brush with remaining butter.
Insert a clove in the center of each diamond.
Bake in a 30.

Ingredients

sugar, water, liquid honey, brandy, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, pecans, cinnamon, clove, phyllo dough, unsalted butter