While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Not to be confused with balaclava – November 17 is National Baklava Day ! Just the sight of mouth-wateringly sweet, crispy squares of this pastry are sure to get your taste buds going – and demanding to be satisfied! If the name just sounds like some sort of car part or winter weather apparel item to you, prepare to have your mind blown. Layers and layers of flavorful chopped nuts, honey, cloves and citrus are lovingly placed between thin, buttery sheets of fickle phyllo dough. Building this tasty creation may take a while – you wouldn't believe how many sheets of phyllo pastry you'll need – but it is worth every bite. But we warn you, this is one rich treat, and the large pan required for baking is enough to feed an army of baklava enthusiasts. Start early on your holiday baking and give baklava a try. If you'd like to go with the traditional route (because you have no idea how it will turn out), start with this baklava made with wildflower honey . Want to challenge your idea of this pastry? Dare to make chocolate baklava . Just know that when you're trying to sneak a square in between meals, baklava's crispy, sticky layers aren't very forgiving when they end up in your lap … or all over your face.

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Breakfast buffet: National baklava day