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Every cook should have a few tricks up their sleeve; phyllo dough is one of our favorites. The paper-thin dough—which is common in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine—bakes up impossibly flaky ...

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Whether you spell it phyllo, filo, or fillo, the word means "leaf" in Greek. This unleavened pastry dough is one of the flakiest, crispiest, most dramatic ingredients you can keep in your freezer — ...

RECENTLY, A WELL-MEANING person recommended Sharon Brenner’s “A Pie Project”—a digital cookbook devoted solely to Greek pies—specifically, the part where I could learn how to make phyllo dough from ...

If you’re looking for some easy recipes this holiday season (and beyond), consider stocking up on some phyllo dough. While you can make it yourself, as my Hungarian grandmother did, you can buy it ...

Puff pastry and phyllo (alternatively spelled “filo” or “fillo” and often referred to as ”phyllo dough” on store-bought packages) are both doughs that can be used in sweet and savory applications to ...

When brushed with butter and baked in the oven, phyllo dough develops a flaky texture that's simply unmatched. Even puff pastry — phyllo dough's second cousin — doesn't have the same crackly bite that ...