dose 1: demon core, baklava

1945, Los Alamos laboratory: The Demon Core was a 6.2 kg (I find the metric system more respectable. Still-this means 14 lbs) spherical mass of plutonium. There were two incidents in which the subcritical substance went critical and each of them occured on the 21st of a month and each of the physicists involved died in the same room of the same hospital.
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Though I disapprove of box mixes and store bought pie crusts, I have this recipe for baklava using pre-made phyllo dough to share. My previous attempts at creating phyllo dough produced greasy and crumbly goops of flour (I know, I know); however, I do encourage you to make the dough from scratch.

Ingredients:
1 lb chopped almonds (or walnuts, pistachios...)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 (16 oz) package phyllo dough
1 c butter, melted
1 c sugar
1 c water
1/2 c honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp grated lemon zest

Oven and Pan Requirements:
350 degrees. 9x13 baking pan or cut before baking and place on cupcake sheets

Instructions:
Mix cinnamon and nuts. Cut phyllo stack to fit dish.
Place two sheets phyllo on bottom of dish and brush with butter.
Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp of cin-nut mix. Repeat until all ingredients used.
Cut baklava into desired shape. Bake for around 50 min until golden and crisp.
Combine sugar and water in small saucepan over med heat and bring to boil.
Stir in honey, vanilla, and lemon. Reduce heat and simmer 20 min.
Once baklava is removed from oven, spoon syrup over it.

As usual, butter the pan before placing anything in.

credits: wiki demon core thanks to kevlu, and allrecipes

happy camping jens,
doris spektor