Cookbook:Homemade Phyllo Dough

Homemade Phyllo Dough
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Phyllo dough is a simple dough, based primarily on flour and water, that is rolled out extremely thin and layered to make flaky baked goods.

Ingredients

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Procedure

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  1. Mix all the ingredients using a mixer with a dough hook or your hands. Mix until you get a smooth, elastic but not sticky dough.
  2. Let the dough rest for a few hours, preferably in the fridge wrapped in plastic.
  3. Cut into small pieces. Flatten each piece using a pasta maker. Follow the same procedure of your machine as for pasta: pass it several times in the machine size 1, folding, it in two until you get a nicely shaped dough. Then increment each time the size on the machine until you reached the desired size. You can alternatively use a rolling pin with a lot of courage. The dough should be extremely thin.

Notes, tips, and variations

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  • If you use a pasta roller to make lasagne style dough sheets, you can then use a rolling pin to make it wider and even thinner. For example cut the pasta roller sheets into 40cm lengths then use a rolling pin to obtain 40x30cm sheets.
  • Phyllo dough is used in several countries, with slight variations. You might want to adjust the quantity of oil or add lemon juice, vinegar, spirit, salt, or even egg whites.