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What honey-sweetened dessert is made with layers of phyllo dough and chopped nuts?

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Baklava

This ancient pastry dates back to the Ottoman Empire and traditionally consists of 40 layers of phyllo dough to represent the 40 days of Lent. The name is believed to come from the Mongolian word for 'to pile up,' referring to the stacking of paper-thin dough.

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