Quick and Easy Baklava

By á-71947

Ingredients

• Wafer Crumb Mixture
• o 12oz Vanilla wafers crushed
• o 2 Tablespoons sugar
• o 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Syrup
• o 1 cup sugar
• o 1 cup water
• o 1/2 cup honey
• o 1 teaspoon lemon peel
• Other Ingredients
• o Butter Spray
• o 1 package (16oz 14x9in sheet) Phyllo Dough
• o 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs sugar and cinnamon; set aside. spritz a 13x9x2 inch baking pan with refrigerated butter spray. Unroll phyllo sheets place one sheet of phyllo in pan; spritz with butter spray and brush to coat evenly, repeat seven times, spritzing and brushing each layer. Keep remaining phyllo dough covered with plastic wrap to avoid drying out.

Sprinkle ¼ cup wafer crumb mixture over phyllo in pan. Layer with two sheets of phyllo spritzing and brushing with butter spray between each. sprinkle with ¼ cup wafer crumb mixture; repeat 11 times. top with one phyllo sheet; spritz and brush with butter spray. repeat seven more times spritzing and brushing each layer.

Cut into 15 squares; cut each square in half diagonally. Bake at 350o for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.

Meanwhile in a saucepan bring the sugar water honey and lemon peel to a boil reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla and cool to lukewarm. pour syrup over warm baklava. Yield: 30 servings