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Filo pastry (recipes)


Paper-thin translucent sheets of pastry commonly used in Greek, Eastern European and Middle Eastern cuisines. It' s sold ready-made in rolled layers - fresh from the chiller cabinet, or frozen. The delicate sheets are strengthened by using several layers together.

You have to work quickly with filo pastry otherwise it dries out. It' s best to keep it in the plastic wrapping or cover it with a damp cloth while you’re working with it. The layers are usually brushed with melted butter or oil to help them brown.

Filo can be fried or oven baked and cooks very quickly. It can be used to make a wide variety of sweet and savoury dishes. It’s perfect for making savoury little parcels such as Greek spanakopita (spinach and cheese triangles), samosas or spring rolls.

It can be used for sweet bakes, tarts and tartlets such as apple strudel or the decadent Greek dish baklava (honey and nut pastry). For a simple canap? cut shapes from a few layers of filo, deep-fry them and sprinkle with herbs and spices. Try wrapping cuts of meat, fish or chicken in sheets of filo and baking in the oven.Quick spanakopitaQuick baklavaHam and cheese filo parcelsSalmon filo pie