Rolled Baklava(Strifto)

Unfold package of filo and place on waxed paper.

Cover with more waxed paper and damp dish towel to prevent fila from drying and cracking.

Remove 3 fila at a time and place on flat surface. Brush each generously with melted butter, arranging one filo on top of the other.

Combine nuts, sugar, spices and vanilla. Sprinkle a few tablespoons of nut mixture evenly over two-thirds of the top buttered fila.

Starting with the filled edge, roll loosely in a jellyroll fashion to make a long roll.

Place in greased baking pan.

Continue filling pans with nut rolls, using 3 well buttered fila for each roll.

Cut each roll in 1 1/2-inch diagonal slices, leaving the rolls intact.

Brush tops with melted butter.

Bake in 325° oven for 25 to 30 minutes until golden. Cool.

Pour warm syrup over rolls in pan.

Let stand 1 hour. Makes about 60.