Baklava, a sweet dessert pastry, is a classic in Greek, Turkish and Armenian cuisines. It is made of many paper-thin layers of phyllo dough that are brushed with melted butter and interspersed with a mixture of chopped nuts, sugar and spices. While the baked pastry is still warm, it is drenched with a honey-lemon syrup. Baklava is traditionally cut into diamonds before serving.