Apple Baklava

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter melted
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon 
• 1 pound filo dough thawed
• 3 cups granny smith apples diced
• 0.5 cup honey 
• 4 tablespoons honey 
• 1  lemon rind 
• 2  lemon zest juiced
• 2 cups pistachios toasted chopped
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 2 cups walnuts toasted chopped
• 1 pint water 

Equipment

• baking paper
• oven

Directions

1. On a sheetpan lined with parchment paper, lay down 1 sheet of filo and brush with butter. Repeat process with 3 more sheets. Cover remaining sheets with damp towel and set aside. To make filling place the lemon juice and zest, honey, cinnamon, apples, and chopped nuts and gently heat for 3 minutes set aside to cool.
2. Spread 1/3 of mixture onto buttered filo stack. Top apple mixture with another stack of buttered filo. Repeat process until mixture and filo is gone (there should be 3 layers).
3. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
4. Mix sugar, honey, water and lemon and bring to simmer.
5. Remove lemon rind and pour over baklava.
6. Let soak overnight, cut into squares and serve.