Fruit And Nut Baklava

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 lb phyllo dough
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 3 cups cashew pieces, chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 cups raisins (i used golden)
• 1 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1 cup wine
• 2 1/2 cups honey

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine apricots, raisins and wine and allow the fruit to soak for at least 2 hours
• 2 preheat over to 300 degrees
• 3 mix cashews, sugar and spices in a separate bowl
• 4 place a layer of phyllo into a 13x9 pan and brush with melted butter
• 5 repeat to make 5 layers
• 6 as you work, keep the dough coveed with a damp towel
• 7 spread 1/4 of the fruit and nuts over the phyllo
• 8 repeat layers of phyllo and fruit/nuts ending with a layer of phyllo
• 9 with a very sharp knife, slice through the top few layers in a diamond pattern
• 10 bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour
• 11 warm honey in saucepan or in microwave
• 12 pour warmed honey over pastry and allow to soak inches
• 13 allow to cool and serve