Winnie the Pooh Day!

This holiday was created in honor of A.A. Milne's birthday, he was born in 1882.  What a fun day to remember all of the great tales of Pooh Bear and his friends, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Roo, Christopher Robin and my personal favorite Eeyore!

"If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear." Eeyore

We will be celebrating tonight with one of Winnie the Pooh's favorite treats...Honey!  I'm making a family favorite recipe with lots of honey - Baklava!  The way we make it in our family is with:

Phyllo Dough - 1 package thawed

1lb finely chopped walnuts

2/3 Cup sugar combined with 2 T. cinnamon

1/4 Cup melted butter

1 honey bear

To make - preheat the oven to 350.  Grease up a 13x9 baking pan and then let the layering begin!

Start with about 10 sheets of phyllo dough with just a little brush of butter in between each layer.  Then start sprinkling the nuts and cinnamon and sugar mixture in between each layer of phyllo dough.  So, go dough, brush of butter, nuts, cinnamon and sugar and repeat until you've used up all of the nuts.  Then place in the oven for 20 minutes and take out to cut into about 28 square.  Place back in the oven for another 25 minutes until it's a nice golden color.  Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes then pour the honey bear all over the top and into the cracks where you made the cuts.  Let this rest for about 30-45 minutes before enjoying this delicious treat!

“"That buzzing-noise means something. If there's a buzzing noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee. ....
And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey.....
And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it." So he began to climb the tree.” Winnie the Pooh