variants
or less commonly filo
or fillo
: extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry
Examples of phyllo in a Sentence
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The easy dessert is made with flaky phyllo dough, custard, and honey syrup.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
Once in the kitchen, participants stretch, stuff and roll the dough, filling the long tubes of phyllo pastry with wild greens and goat cheese, pumpkin or feta.
—Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2024
Here’s a sample of the menu items offered: Green Beat Organic Super Greens Pie Bowl: Organic baby spinach, kale, and Swiss chard with almond feta baked between phyllo dough crusts.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
On the dessert menu is a Baklava Sundae for dessert with vanilla bean gelato, crispy phyllo, pistachio, walnuts and a salted caramel drizzle for dessert.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
Once in the kitchen, participants stretch, stuff and roll the dough, filling the long tubes of phyllo pastry with wild greens and goat cheese, pumpkin or feta.
—Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2024
Here’s a sample of the menu items offered: Green Beat Organic Super Greens Pie Bowl: Organic baby spinach, kale, and Swiss chard with almond feta baked between phyllo dough crusts.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
On the dessert menu is a Baklava Sundae for dessert with vanilla bean gelato, crispy phyllo, pistachio, walnuts and a salted caramel drizzle for dessert.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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“Phyllo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phyllo. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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