Greek Treats

By Mother

Traditional Greek pastries usually involve layer upon layer of delicate phyllo dough, which is hard to make and even harder to work with. This baklava recipe uses pre made and preached phyllo pastry shells, which can be found in the freezer section of most supermarkets.
If you don't care for walnuts, pistachios are a lovely alternative.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1//2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 package frozen mini phyllo shells (15-18 shells)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium heavy bottom sauce pan over medium low heat combine the sugar and butter and stir until melted. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the honey. Stir in the orange juice, orange peel, and cinnamon. Stir in the walnuts.

Remove the phyllo shells from the freezer and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Fill each shell with the walnut mixture overloading them just bit.

Bake for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the shells are golden brown and the filling is hot. Cool on the baking sheet on a rack for 1 hour.

Cover the treats with plastic wrap or foil and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.