1. Open your phyllo and lay it out on a tray with a damp towel ontop to prevent it from drying! 2. Melt your shortening with 2 tbsp of water you can substitute it with butter. 3. Brush a cookie sheet with some of the butter water mixture. 4. Add one sheet of phyllo and brush some of the mixture ontop repeat with 5-7 sheets. 5. Finely chop nuts,coconut,2tbps of cinnamon and 3tbsp of sugar(if preferred with a food processor! 6. Add nut mixture onto the phyllo pastry. 7. Add the remaining phyllo/butter on top of the nuts brush the top with some more butter. 8. Cut it into the sizes and shapes you want and bake for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown at 400 F or 220°C. 9. On a nonstick pan add water sugar corn syrup or honey and 1 large cinnamon stick boil until it becomes a thick sauce like consistency and stir in a tbsp of butter stir until butter has melted. 10. Let both the sauce and baklava cool for about 30 minutes pour over sauce and enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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