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Baklava

I wanted to use up left over phyllo, so made a small batch of baklava. It turned out great. Mostly followed this recipe, but didn't measure anything:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-symon/baklava-recipe-1972768

Cut some of the sheets in three, and had about 8-10 sheets per layers. For the filling, process walnuts, pistachios and almonds with a slice of leftover Challa bread and cinnamon. So prepare two layers of the filling between three layers of the dough (with the usual butter). Cut into diamond shape. Bake till golden brown. Heat about 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 cup of honey and boil till slightly thick. Squeeze some lemon juice and boil another minute or two. Pour over warm baklava and leave overnight.



Here’s the one I tried once and it gave great results: 
Nuts - 4 cups of finely chopped walnuts + 1 slice of bread added when processing the walnuts. + 1/2 cup sugar + 1 tbsp cinnamon. Mix and set aside. 
Syrup - 3/4 cup sugar + half cup honey + 3/4 cup water + 2 tbsp lemon juice. Bring to a boil and let it cool. 
2 sticks melted butter. 
10 sheets of phylo, each one brushed with butter, then 3/4 cup nut mixture, followed by 5 sheets plus nuts X 3, and then 10 sheets. Butter, cut into diamond shape, bake at 325 for 1 hour, add the syrup and let it set for a few hours. 

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