Ingredients

2 lbs filo

5 cups walnuts, coarsely ground

3/4 cup sugar

3 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 lbs melted butter

Syrup:

3 cups sugar

2 cups water

juice of 1/2 lemon

rind of one lemon

Preparation

  1. Mix nuts, sugar, and cinnamon together.
  2. Butter 17x12 baking pan and start layering filo into pan, brushing each piece with melted butter.
  3. After eight layers, sprinkle about 1 cup nuts mixture on buttered layers.
  4. Layer again with 5 sheets of filo, brushing with butter.
  5. Sprinkle again with 1 cup of nut mixture.
  6. Continue this process until 5 layers of nuts are spread.
  7. Cover with 8 layers of filo, again brushing with melted butter.
  8. With a sharp knife cut into pastry.
  9. Make 1 1/2 inch strips, lengthwise, and then cut on the diagonal, forming diamond shapes.
  10. Bake in preheated oven at 375 about 1/2 hour, or until filo crust is golden in color.
  11. Remove from oven and slowly pour cooled syrup on top.
  12. Let stand for several hours before serving.

SYRUP: Bring to a boil sugar, water, lemon juice, and lemon rind. Then boil gently for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.