Glace' Fruit Baklava

Ingredients

4 eggs

1 pound blanched almonds, finely chopped

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 pound mixed glace' fruit, finely chopped

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 pound phyllo pastry sheets

1 pound sweet butter, melted

3 cups sugar

2 cups water

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 cinnamon stick

Preparation

In a saucepan, combine 3 cups of sugar, 2 cups water, juice of 1/2 lemon and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes. Cool and set aside.

Beat eggs until light. Fold in almonds and sugar. Stir in fruit.

Take 2 sheets of phyllo pastry, brush one at a time with melted butter, and place one on top of the other. On the long end of the phyllo sheet spread some of the fruit-and-nut mixture in a band about 1 inch wide. Fold in ends and roll like a jelly-roll. Place on a cookie sheet and brush top with melted butter. Make diagonal slits along the whole length, about 1 1/2 inches apart, being careful not to cut all the way through. Continue making the rolls until all nut mixture is used.

Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for about 1 1/2 hours or until golden brown. Cut pieces through entire roll. Dip hot baklava pieces in cold syrup and drain well.