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Filo pastry can be fried or oven-baked and cooks very quickly. It's used to make a wide variety of sweet and savoury dishes, such as Greek spanakopita (spinach and cheese triangles) or decadent ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Make the Dough: In a large mixing bowl, rub the oil into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. In a small bowl, combine the water, vinegar and salt. Then add to the flour mixture and stir together until the dough comes together as a ball. Knead on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes.
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May 16, 2024 · Directions. Gather all ingredients. Place 2 cups flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in the center; drizzle in olive oil and add salt. Pour in warm water and white wine vinegar, then mix until dough just comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Add the flour to a food processor and with the blades running, start adding the water. You want to add enough water to make a moist and supple dough. If the dough is too sticky, you will struggle to roll it out. If you add too much water, just add a little more flour to adjust the texture. Knead the dough – either in a machine for about 5 ...
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Greek Phyllo dough, also called “village phyllo” is a rustic savoury pastry dough that is traditionally used in all kinds of Greek savoury pastries! It was invented in the olden days, before the age of commercial phyllo doughs and was particularly popular in the small towns and villages all around Greece – hence its unofficial name – village dough.
To make the perfect filo dough you’ll need to get yourself some strong white bread flour. The high gluten (protein) content is an absolute must as it allows your phyllo to be stretched out thin and, when baked, crusty and crunchy! Using a softer flour, like cake flour, will result in a more tender dough which when baked will become more crumbly, al...
The secret behind a crusty and crunchy phyllo is in its preparation. To make your phyllo you’ll need to: 1. Pour your ingredients in a stand mixer 2. Knead it till the dough ball is smooth, taught and elastic 3. Let it rest for as long as you can and a minimum of 60 minutes 4. Roll it out as thin as you can 5. Sprinkle it with plenty of olive oil w...
To prepare your phyllo dough, start by adding the flour, the salt, the olive oil and the vinegar in your stand mixer bowl. Mix it for 10-15 seconds using your dough hook until the wet ingredients have incorporated into the dough. Tip:adding vinegar gives your phyllo dough that extra crispness, so make sure you don’t omit it! Once the oil and vinega...
To roll out your filo dough start by sprinkling your work surface with plenty of flour. Don’t worry if it seems like too much flour – the filo will use up as much as its needed when its being stretched! Grab yourself a thin rolling pin – the thinner the better! I prefer using a wooden pin that is as thick as roughly a broom stick. Place one ball on...
To make sure your phyllo dough is nice and crispy when baked, make sure that: 1. Your pie filling is not too wet as it will soak in the phyllo sheet 2. Use two sheets of phyllo for the base of the pie and sprinkle plenty of olive oil in between the layers 3. Use half of your pie’s filling, place one more sheet, sprinkle some more olive oil and use ...
I absolutely love making rustic pies with this phyllo dough! My favourite ones are: 1. Spanakopita recipe with homemade phyllo (Authentic Greek spinach pie) 2. Traditional Tiropita recipe (Greek cheese Pie with feta) 3. Greek Chicken Pie recipe (Kotopita) 4. Traditional Zucchini pie recipe with Feta cheese (Greek Kolokithopita) 5. Traditional Greek...
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How to Prepare: Total: 180 minutes. Prep: 60 minutes. 1. First things first, pop the flour and salt into large bowl and mix together. Slowly pour in the water and oil mixing together as you add it. You can use a freestanding mixer with a dough hook attachment or a fork and mix by hand.
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Instructions. Add 6 cups of flour into a large bowl. You’ll use more for kneading and rolling out the dough. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the water (starting with 1 cup) and vinegar. Using a fork, whisk the liquids in the well. Follow by adding the oil and lemon juice and continue mixing.
