jmcquown wrote:

> Steve Newport wrote:
> > Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?
>
> I've never made it, but Baklava is a classic Greek pastry (phyllo dough)
> with nuts drizzled with a syrup with honey in it. Perhaps someone here has
> a tried & true recipe.

Never made it? Pity. It is actually quite simple to make. I no loner do it
myself because I have a problem with nuts and because my wife is very good
about not eating baked goods and sweets and the temptation is just too great.
All you need is a package of phyllo pastry, lots of melted butter, some sugar,
cinnamon, honey and a few slices of lemon. You make a sugar syrup, add honey ,
citrus slices and a cinnamon stick and let it simmer for a while then cool and
remove the slices and cinnamon. Lay the sheets of phyllo in a pan brushing
each sheet with butter. Toss in the nuts, sugar and cinnamon filling, then keep
layering on the buttered phyllo. Slice a cutting pattern into the top layer
(to make cutting easier after cooking) toss it into the oven. As soon as it
comes out of the oven you pour the honey and sugar syrup over it.