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7 ways to fall in love with filo pastry

We're falling for the crisp, golden and satisfying moves of filo pastry. Whether you make filo from scratch or go store-bought, here's how to double your pastry offering by going savoury and sweet in one sitting.

My mum’s spanakopita

Source: Peter Georgakopoulos

An ode to Greek flavours, this brings together some of Greece's most popular ingredients - silverbeet, haloumi, Kalamata olives, rice and filo pastry.
Greek chicken and rice pie
Greek chicken and rice pie Source: Alan Benson
These are using feta and kefalotiri cheese and make excellent party fare.
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with homemade filo, courtesy of mother. Perfect your pastry making skills and for super-thin sheets, use a pasta machine to help out.
My mum’s spanakopita
Source: Peter Georgakopoulos
The most famous Greek pie may be the spinach-filled spanakopita, but with countless varieties abound in the filo pastry pie-loving nation, in Northern Greece, this is a favourite.
Manitaropita, photography Ben Dearnley
Not your average trio - cheese, tahini and chocolate come together in these sweet filo rolls. With a scoop of thick cream, these make an easy mid-week dessert.
Sweet cheese, tahini and chocolate flogeres
Source: Benito Martin
is, arguably, one of Greece’s greatest gifts to the culinary world. Layers of buttered filo encase a sweet semolina custard which is baked into a golden flaky pie. Dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon, it’s the perfect accompaniment to, well, just about anything.
Bougatsa
Sweet semolina filo pie (bougatsa) Source: Alan Benson
If you’re looking for the ultimate Greek sweet, look no further than . This crispy, syrupy, custardy concoction makes perfect use of Greece’s famed yoghurt, which is strained to remove the whey to create a thicker, creamier result.
Orange filo pie
Source: Brett Stevens

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Published 6 July 2020 11:09am
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