sf wrote:

>> "Brian Christiansen" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> The baklava I made turned out well and I am going to make another batch to
>>> take to the party I am going to.
>> I imagine you must like baklava. I find it dead sweet and heavy.
>>
> You can't go back to commercial after you've made your own.

Buying it can be a real crap shoot. Some is on the dry side and not
terribly sweet, and some can be well soaked and incredibly sweet.
Sometimes there is a thick layer of nuts, and sometimes it is thin.
Making your own allows you to make the style you want. Once you have a
little experience working with phyllo pastry it is not a big deal. You
just prepare the filling and the syrup and melt the butter and. Lay down
the laywere of pastry, brushing them, sprinkle the nut filling around,
add more pastry and butter, score the top layer, then bake it, remove it
from the oven and pour on the syrup. It is not terribly complicates.
It's just a little intimidating to work with phyllo for the first time.
After that, it's a breeze.