• In a bowl, mix the walnuts, the sugar, and all the spices.
• Melt the butter.
• Line a greased baking pan with one filo pastry sheet and brush the top of the pastry sheet with butter (or use Extra Virgin olive oil to make it healthier... and more Cretan!).
• Repeat the process with 7 more filo pastry sheets.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the nut mixture, add another filo pastry sheet, and brush on top with butter.
• Repeat the process two more times.
• Finally, top with 8 sheets of filo pastry sheets which have been brushed with butter or extra virgin olive oil.
• Mark the pastry in the shape of diamonds to make pieces of about 5 cm.
• Stick a clove in each of the diamonds.
• Bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes or until the pastry turns into an irresistible golden brown color. In the meantime, get the syrup ready.

Baklava syrup

• Add all the syrup ingredients in a pot except for the honey and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the honey and let it cool.
• Once the syrup has cooled down, pour it cold over the hot pastry: This is key to getting the best results.
• Cut the diamond pieces with a knife when the whole pan has cooled down completely.