Pistachio Baklava (Layered Phyllo Pastry with Nuts)

Ingredients

• phyllo dough 20 sheets
• ground pistachios or walnuts 2 cups
• melted butter 1 cup
• simple syrup 1.5 cups

Instructions

1. 1

   Brush each sheet of phyllo dough with melted butter and layer them one on top of the other in a baking pan.

2. 2

   Spread the layer of ground nuts evenly in the middle.

3. 3

   Continue layering the remaining buttered phyllo sheets on top, and cut the pastry into diamond shapes before baking.

4. 4

   Bake until golden brown, then pour cold simple syrup over it immediately as it comes out of the oven.