# Tell me what you do with phyllo dough **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740 "2010-01-28T06:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/1 "2010-01-28T06:07:11Z")
Hi Dopers, I’ve been having fun playing with puff pastry. I bought some phyllo thinking I could use it for similar recipes as the puffy stuff, but, it seems … not really. So tell me your favorite uses for phyllo! Savory or sweet, I love 'em both. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/2 "2010-01-28T06:47:46Z")
Are there any bad recipes for puff pastry? Take a few layers, fill them with ANYTHING, and serve. You have spinach pie, baklava, and any number of WONDERFUL dishes! And some people, but not many, wonder just how fat I am. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/3 "2010-01-28T07:09:34Z")
Spinach pie aka spanikopita. ---
**Author:** ![HISSNLISSN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@HISSNLISSN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HISSNLISSN)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/4 "2010-01-28T07:18:32Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Are there any bad recipes for puff pastry? Take a few layers, fill them with ANYTHING, and serve. You have spinach pie, baklava, and any number of WONDERFUL dishes! > > And some people, but not many, wonder just how fat I am. 😉 This is the Greek immigrant way. My yia yia used to make chicken breasts wrapped in phyllo that I could take home and re-heat for a dish. Loved that. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/5 "2010-01-28T10:14:42Z")
Let’s see: chocolate phyllo cigar rolls Phyllo garlic potato mash pinwheels or triangles phyllo-wrapped asparagus&smoked cheese parcels walnut, apple/pear & mascarpone layers with honey rough phyllo baskets made in cupcake pan, filled with mascarpone & berries ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/6 "2010-01-28T14:46:52Z")
baklavabaklavabaklavabaklavabaklava! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/7 "2010-01-28T14:55:46Z")
The best restuarant around here has a phyllo-wrapped meatloaf that is absolutely decadent. ---
**Author:** ![deball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@deball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deball)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/8 "2010-01-28T16:55:48Z")
Take a chunk of brie cheese, wrap in a few layers of phyllo, brush with butter, bake until golden. Then play with endless variations. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/9 "2010-01-28T17:32:17Z")
Quiche, omg quiche. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/10 "2010-01-28T17:47:11Z")
Cinnamon and sugar ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/11 "2010-01-28T18:33:52Z")
Foie gras melts nicely into a similarly-greasy phyllo wrapper. Not a light supper, admittedly, but filling. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/12 "2010-01-28T18:41:12Z")
[Napoleans!](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gale-gand/chocolate-phyllo-napoleon-recipe/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/13 "2010-01-28T22:35:05Z")
Mix a bowl of softened cream cheese with some sugar or Splenda, then add chopped strawberries. Wrap 'em and bake 'em. Super-delicious dessert. ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/14 "2010-01-29T00:08:12Z")
baklava spinach-feta tiropetes mushroom-goat cheese tiropetes ---
**Author:** ![Taenia\_spp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/15 "2010-01-30T03:04:28Z")
omg baklava ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/16 "2010-01-30T03:32:23Z")
Beef Wellington. Strudel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/17 "2010-01-30T04:38:43Z")
Phyllo cups are ridiculously easy to make, and you can stuff them with anything you like… sweet or savoury. All you do is layer three or four sheets of phyllo (brushing each with a little oil or butter, natch), then cut into squares and press into a muffin tin. Bake until crispy, and voila, instant impressiveness. (I’ve even made little bite-sized versions using a mini-muffin tin… they were a massive hit at a cocktail party after I filled with some finely minced ratatouille) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/18 "2010-01-31T00:16:11Z")
Baklava here. First time we made it, we were stressed out and it took us forever. Now, it’s as easy as making a box cake. Well, not really. But easy! And I’ve had chicken pot pie with a gorgeous phyllo top crust. But it has to be a very delicious chicken pot pie, with mushrooms and sherry, from [epicurious.com](http://epicurious.com). ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/19 "2010-01-31T01:24:19Z")
Little dessert Spanikopita triangles folded and made with a heavily buttered milfoil of about six layers of sheet phylllo cut into 4 inch rectangle/strips. Fill with a mixture of Quark, Strawberries, Honey, a bit of Feta, some walnuts, and a couple of egg yolks… perhaps a bit of greek yogurt to lighten. Fill one end and fold it like the flag. Butter the tricons heavily and bake til golden brown at 365F for about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. Dip them in a honey simple syrup infused with cinnamon and cardamom. Serve with some homemade Greek Lemon, yogurt, and olive oil ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-do-with-phyllo-dough/526740/20 "2010-01-31T01:34:10Z")
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