Baklava with Walnuts and Sesame

Name: Baklava with Walnuts and Sesame
Ingredients: 2.2 pounds phyllo dough (1 kilogram); 1 cup sugar (about 200 grams); 1 1/2 pounds walnuts, shelled and coarsely chopped (about 700 grams); Cinnamon; Toasted sesame seeds; Oil or butter; 4 cups sugar (about 800 grams); 4 cups water (about 950 ml); 4 lemon slices; 1 cinnamon stick

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Baklava with Walnuts and Sesame

ΜιρανταΜαρια @cook_8501892

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Ingredients

2.2 poundsphyllo dough (1 kilogram)
1 cupsugar (about 200 grams)
1 1/2 poundswalnuts, shelled and coarsely chopped (about 700 grams)
Cinnamon
Toasted sesame seeds
Oil or butter
For the syrup
4 cupssugar (about 800 grams)
4 cupswater (about 950 ml)
4lemon slices
1cinnamon stick

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Steps

1

Mix the sugar with the cinnamon, walnuts, and sesame seeds.
2

Brush a baking pan with oil or butter and layer the phyllo sheets one by one, brushing each with oil or butter as well.
3

After layering 4 sheets, sprinkle some of the filling over them. Continue layering another 4 sheets, then more filling, repeating the process until all the ingredients are used. Roll the sheets up into a log.
4

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for about 45 minutes.
5

Boil the syrup ingredients for 7 minutes. Let the syrup cool, then pour it over the hot baklava after cutting it into pieces.