Simple Baklava (giada De Laurentiis)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted, divided
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 12 sheets phyllo dough

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place the almonds, walnuts, apricots, bread crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, ground cloves, and salt in a food processor. run the machine until the mixture is very finely chopped. transfer the mixture to a small bowl. add 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and the honey and stir to combine.
• 3 on a dry work surface place 1 sheet of phyllo. using a pastry brush and the remaining melted butter, lightly cover the entire sheet of phyllo with melted butter. cover the first sheet with a second sheet of phyllo and brush with melted butter. continue until there is a stack of 6 sheets of phyllo. cut the stacked phyllo rectangle into 12 equal pieces (cut lengthwise into 4 pieces and widthwise into 3 pieces.)
• 4 gently press each cut piece of phyllo into the mini-muffin tin cups. press 1 tablespoon of the nut mixture into each of the phyllo cups. gather the ends of each of the phyllo squares and twist to make a sachet shape. continue shaping the remaining sachets in the other mini-muffin tin. bake until the edges of the phyllo are golden, about 20 to 25 minutes. when cool enough to handle, remove the baklava sachets and transfer to a serving plate.