INGREDIENTS
4 8 ounce packages
cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup
clover honey
1/4 cup
freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
2 tsp
pure vanilla extract
6
large eggs, room temperature
8
phyllo pastry sheets (Filo Dough) 12x17 inches
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, clarified
1/2 cup
walnuts, fine to coarsely chopped
1/2 cup
blanched almonds, fine to coarsely chopped
1 tbsp
granulated sugar
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
10
phyllo pastry sheets (Filo Dough)
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, clarified
1/2 cup
granulated sugar
1/4 cup
water
1 tbsp
freshly squeezed lemon juice
1
cinnamon stick, 2 to 3 inches in length
1 tbsp
cognac or other brandy