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FILLING PASTRY SYRUP To make the filling: Combine all of the filling ingredients.

To make the baklava: Remove the pastry from the package and unfold to reveal flat sheets. Cut the sheets in half and place the pastry between 2 barely damp tea towels to prevent it from drying out. Take one half sheet of pastry at a time and place it on a workbench.

Brush the pastry sparingly with melted ghee, fold it in half lengthwise and brush again. Place 1 tbsp of the filling at one short edge of the pastry, fold in the sides to enclose the filling and roll up in a finger shape. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.

Place the baklava rolls on a greased baking tray and bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven until they are golden.

To make the syrup: Combine all the ingredients and boil until the mixture has a syrup consistency. To finish: pour the syrup over the cooked rolls and allow to stand until cool.

Submitted By SHERREE JOHANSSON On 08-11-95