Baklava~ Mom Workman

Mix together:
3 cups finely chopped nuts
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp each of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg
Melt 1 lb of butter
Brush butter over 2 layers of fillo dough, repeat through about 1/3 of the dough.
Spread half of the nut mixture over dough. Continue layering butter and dough for another 1/3 of the dough and butter

Cut into diamond shapes 3/4 of the way through the dough. Bake for 20 min in a 350 deg oven. Removeand cool 10 minutes. Pour syrup over dough and cool completely before the finish cutting
Syrup:
1 1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1tsp lemon juice
3 drops of vanilla
Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes