variants
or less commonly filo
or fillo
: extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry
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Appealed to everyone: Each pastry is made with phyllo dough filled with a blend of spinach, cream cheese, and feta.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
There were no fancy restaurants here or even cafés, only a single stand selling burek, a traditional Turkish phyllo dough pastry stuffed with meat, cheese or spinach.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In reality-television editing, this means that the technical will for sure be phyllo.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The easy dessert is made with flaky phyllo dough, custard, and honey syrup.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
There were no fancy restaurants here or even cafés, only a single stand selling burek, a traditional Turkish phyllo dough pastry stuffed with meat, cheese or spinach.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In reality-television editing, this means that the technical will for sure be phyllo.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The easy dessert is made with flaky phyllo dough, custard, and honey syrup.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
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“Phyllo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phyllo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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