Baklava Triangles

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. strudel or phyllo|fillo pastry sheets
  • 1/2 lb. butter|sweet butter, melted
  • 1/2 lb. walnuts or pistacchio nuts, coarsely ground
  • 1/4 lb. blanched almonds coarsely ground
  • 1/4 lb. sesame seeds (unsalted)
  • 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp. powdered sugar|icing sugar
  • SYRUP:
  • 3 cups Granulated sugar|Sugar
  • 4 cups water
  • Juice of 1/4 lemon
  • 1 piece orange peel
  • 1 piece lemon peel
  • 1/2 cup liquid Honey

Directions

  1. Cut pastry sheets into strip about 2 inches wide and brush lightly with melted butter.
  2. Place about one tsp. of filling at one end of the pastry strip and fold the corner over to form a triangle.
  3. Continue to fold from side to side in the form of a triangle until you reach the end of the sheet. #Place on a very lightly buttered baking sheet.
  4. Repeat this procedure until all pastry and filling is used.
  5. Sprinkle with butter on top and bake in a preheated oven 350 F. for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Dip quickly in warm syrup using a slotted spoon.
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