Baklava

Fruit and vegetables

1 tbsp lemon juice

Cooking ingredients

200g/7oz mixed pistachios and walnuts, roughly chopped
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cardamom
300g/10½fl oz granulated sugar

Dairy, eggs and chilled

18 sheets ready-made filo pastry (unwrap and keep under a damp tea-towel until you are ready to use)
150g/5oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

Other

250ml/9fl oz water
1 tbsp orange blossom water

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