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Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• nut
• cinnamon
• water
• sugar
• honey
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
2. 2 Chop nuts; toss with cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.
3. 3 Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in pan, thoroughly brush with butter using a pastry brush. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered.
4. 4 Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons cinnamon-nut mixture on top; layer with two sheets of dough, brush with melted butter, and top with more cinnamon-nut mixture. Continue layering in this way until nut mixture is used up, finishing with a final layer of phyllo about 6 to 8 sheets deep.
5. 5 Cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan using a sharp knife. You may cut into 4 long rows then make diagonal cuts. Bake until baklava is golden and crisp, about 50 minutes.
6. 6 Make sauce while baklava is baking. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted. Add honey and vanilla; simmer for about 20 minutes.
7. 7 Remove baklava from the oven; immediately spoon sauce over top. Cool.
8. 8 Once completely cooled, serve baklava in cupcake papers to make it easier to handle.
9. 9 Enjoy!

By Donna

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• walnut
• white sugar
• cinnamon
• margarine
• vegetable oil
• sugar
• water
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2. 2 Cut phyllo dough to size of pan, and place half the sheets in the bottom of the pan. Grind walnuts with 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in food processor or blender. Spread ground walnut mixture evenly over phyllo. lace remaining phyllo sheets on top of walnut mixture.
3. 3 Melt margarine with oil in small saucepan over low heat or in microwave. Brush over top layer of phyllo. Cut top layers of phyllo into diamond shapes with a sharp knife.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven on center rack until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
5. 5 While baklava is baking, make the syrup: Combine 3 1/2 cups sugar, water and lemon juice in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
6. 6 Remove baklava from oven and pour syrup over hot pastry. Cool completely before serving.

By ESHEEN

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• cooking spray
• butter
• cream cheese
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• honey
• water
• walnut
• pistachio nut
• lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing excess to hang over sides. Lightly grease with cooking spray.
2. 2 Place 1 sheet phyllo dough in the prepared pan, pressing phyllo into the bottom; brush with some butter. Layer with remaining 11 phyllo sheets, brushing each layer with butter. Keep unused phyllo covered with a damp paper towel to prevent it from drying out while working.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Place on a wire rack and let cool slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. 4 While phyllo cools, reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
5. 5 Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar and vanilla extract; beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Spread in an even layer over cooled phyllo.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until filling has set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Refrigerate until completely cooled, about 45 minutes more.
7. 7 Meanwhile, bring honey and water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and syrupy, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts, pistachios, and lemon zest until combined. Let cool to room temperature, about 45 minutes.
8. 8 Spoon over cooled cheesecake. Using excess parchment, lift cheesecake out of the pan, and slice into 2x2-inch bars.

By thymeforpineapple

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• sugar
• water
• lemon
• greek yogurt
• sunflower oil
• white sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with oil.
2. 2 Remove phyllo sheets from the package. Tear each sheet roughly into shreds and pile up in the baking pan. Let shredded phyllo dry out a little while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
3. 3 Make the syrup: Combine sugar, water, and zest of 2 lemons in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice from all 4 lemons. Allow syrup to cool while you prepare the cake.
4. 4 Combine yogurt, oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, baking powder, and the remaining lemon zest in a blender or food processor. Blend together on high speed until frothy, about 2 minutes. Pour lemon-egg mixture over the shredded phyllo in the baking pan. Stir everything together gently until egg mixture is evenly distributed, ensuring there are no dry spots of phyllo.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and the filling set, about 45 minutes.
6. 6 Remove lemonopita from the oven and immediately ladle the cooled syrup over the hot cake. Set aside until most of the syrup has soaked in, at least 1 hour. Slice into squares and serve.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• white sugar
• semolina flour
• cornstarch
• salt
• milk
• egg
• vanilla extract
• butter
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Whisk 1 cup sugar, semolina, cornstarch, and salt together in a medium bowl until no cornstarch clumps remain.
3. 3 Bring milk to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Gradually stir in semolina mixture with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
4. 4 Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed. Add 1/2 cup sugar and beat for a full 10 minutes until thick and pale. Stir in vanilla.
5. 5 Fold mixture into the hot semolina mixture. Partially cover the pan and set aside to cool. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. 6 Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place one phyllo sheet into the pan and brush with melted butter; repeat with six more sheets.
7. 7 Pour custard into the pan.
8. 8 Add the remaining phyllo sheets, one at a time, brushing each with butter.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until top crust is crisp and custard filling has set, 40 to 45 minutes.
10. 10 When the custard is just about finished baking, stir remaining 1 cup sugar and water together in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
11. 11 Remove custard from the oven and spoon hot syrup over top, particularly around the edges.
12. 12 Let cool to room temperature, then cut into 16 squares and serve.

By GapGirl

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• white sugar
• water
• cinnamon
• orange
• orange
• egg
• greek yogurt
• olive oil
• white sugar
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 2 cups sugar, water, and cinnamon in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Squeeze in orange juice and add juiced halves. Bring to a boil and boil vigorously for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool while you prepare the cake.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with some olive oil.
3. 3 Remove phyllo sheets from the package. Tear each sheet roughly into shreds and pile up in the baking pan. Let shredded phyllo dry out a little while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Cut 1 orange in half, and slice 1 half into very thin half-moons to garnish the cake. Zest and juice the remaining 2 1/2 oranges.
4. 4 Combine orange juice, orange zest, eggs, yogurt, olive oil, 1/2 cup sugar, and baking powder in a blender or food processor. Blend together on high speed until frothy, about 2 minutes. Pour the orange, egg, and yogurt mixture over the shredded phyllo in the baking pan. Stir everything together gently to ensure that the egg mixture is evenly distributed. Garnish top of the cake with the orange slices.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and the filling set, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup over the hot cake. Set aside for at least 1 hour, until most of the syrup has soaked in. Slice into squares and serve.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• water
• white sugar
• clove
• cinnamon stick
• lemon
• walnut
• sugar
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together water, 2 cups sugar, cloves, cinnamon stick, and 1/2 the lemon juice together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavor blends and syrup consistency is reached, about 15 minutes. Stir remaining 1/2 the lemon juice into syrup. Strain and refrigerate until cool, at least 30 minutes.
2. 2 Stir walnuts, 1 cup sugar, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush butter on the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
4. 4 Lay the phyllo dough out on a clean, dry surface and cover it with plastic wrap. Cover the plastic wrap with a damp towel.
5. 5 Lay 1 sheet of phyllo dough in prepared baking dish and lightly brush with butter. Lay another 1 sheet of phyllo dough on top, brush with butter. Repeat layering and brushing with butter with 4 more sheets of phyllo dough.
6. 6 Gently spread 1/3 the walnut mixture in an even layer over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Place a sheet of phyllo dough over the walnut mixture and brush it with butter. Repeat layering and buttering with 3 more sheets of dough.
7. 7 Spread another 1/3 the walnut mixture in an even layer over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Place a sheet of phyllo dough over the walnut mixture and brush it with butter. Repeat layering and buttering with 3 more sheets of dough.
8. 8 Spread the remaining 1/3 walnut mixture in an even layer over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Place a sheet of phyllo dough over the walnut mixture and brush it with butter. Repeat layering and buttering with the remaining 5 sheets of dough. Cut baklava into 1-inch diamonds.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes.
10. 10 Pour cooled syrup over baked baklava and cool for 1 day to absorb syrup.

By Jacolyn

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• milk
• egg
• semolina
• white sugar
• butter
• lemon zest
• butter
• white sugar
• water
• lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1 Pour the milk into a large saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-low heat. Remove from the heat. While you are waiting for the milk to boil, beat the eggs, semolina, and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer until well blended. Use a wooden spoon to stir this into the hot milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until it just starts to bubble. Remove from the stove, and stir in 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 teaspoon of lemon zest.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. 3 Brush butter onto 6 of the phyllo sheets, and place use them to line the bottom and sides of the baking dish. Pour in the semolina mixture, and spread evenly. Layer the remaining sheets of phyllo dough over the top, brushing each one with melted butter as you lay it on. Sprinkle a few dashes of water over the top. Use a knife to slice through the top layer of pastry in a diagonal pattern.
4. 4 Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the crust is golden brown. While the dish bakes, combine 2 cups of sugar, water, and remaining lemon zest in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and remove from the heat.
5. 5 As soon as the galaktoboureko is removed from the oven, pour hot syrup over it. Let it cool before serving. After it has cooled, store in the refrigerator. It will stay good for 4 to 5 days.

By NIKOLETTA

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• water
• white sugar
• orange juice
• honey
• cinnamon
• white sugar
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• walnut
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Make the syrup by bringing the water, 3/4 cup sugar, orange juice, honey, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
2. 2 Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 10x15 inch baking dish.
3. 3 Stir together 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground walnuts until evenly blended; set aside.
4. 4 Press 2 sheets of phyllo into the prepared dish and brush with melted butter. Continue adding phyllo sheets brushed with butter two at a time until you have 12 sheets total. Sprinkle 1/3 of the walnut mixture evenly over the phyllo, then add another 6 sheets, buttering between every two. Sprinkle 1/2 of the remaining walnut mixture evenly over the phyllo; top with another 6 buttered phyllo sheets. Finally, sprinkle the remaining walnut mixture onto the phyllo. Place the remaining phyllo on top of the baklava, buttering every two sheets. Brush the remaining butter onto the top of the baklava.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until the phyllo is golden brown and crispy, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven; pour the cooled syrup over the hot baklava. Cool to room temperature before cutting into 1-inch squares or diamonds to serve.

By schwintosky

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• chocolate hazelnut spread

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. Brush half the sheet with butter; fold sheet over.
3. 3 Spread about 1 tablespoon chocolate-hazelnut spread in a 1/2-inch strip 1 inch from the bottom and sides of the folded phyllo. Spread butter over remaining dough surface.
4. 4 Fold the sides of the phyllo dough over the ends of the chocolate layer, and roll into a cigar shape, starting from the bottom. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining phyllo, butter, and chocolate-hazelnut spread.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

By ainsliek

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• ricotta cheese
• white sugar
• egg
• orange zest
• vanilla extract
• nutmeg
• raspberry
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Drain ricotta cheese in a sieve for 20 minutes; set aside.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 6 3-inch loose-bottomed tart pans with nonfat cooking spray.
3. 3 Leave phyllo sheets in a stack and use a ruler to trace 6 5-inch squares onto top sheet (3 squares across and 2 squares down). Using a sharp knife, cut along traced lines, through all 5 sheets of dough. Immediately line each tart pan with 5 sheets of dough, lightly brushing melted butter or margarine between each layer. Trim edges of dough.
4. 4 In a medium mixing bowl, combine ricotta, sugar, egg, orange rind, vanilla extract, and nutmeg. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Pour an equal amount of mixture into each tart pan.
5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Cool tarts slightly, then arrange raspberries on top. To serve, remove tarts from pans and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

By Violet

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• strawberry
• cottage cheese
• cream cheese
• sugar
• egg yolk
• egg
• vanilla extract
• lemon zest
• butter
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13x2-inch baking pan.
2. 2 Drain strawberries and reserve juice in a bowl. Chop into pieces and add any remaining juice to the bowl.
3. 3 Combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, egg yolks, whole egg, vanilla extract, and lemon zest in a bowl. Blend together using an electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in the drained strawberries.
4. 4 Place phyllo dough sheets between dampened towels to keep moist.
5. 5 Place 1 phyllo sheet on the prepared pan. Brush with melted butter. Repeat until 1/2 of the sheets are left.
6. 6 Spoon the strawberry-cheese mixture over the top layer of phyllo; spread evenly. Layer the remaining phyllo sheets on top, brushing each with butter.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.
8. 8 Combine 1/2 cup reserved strawberry juice, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook into a thick syrup, about 5 minutes.
9. 9 Spoon hot syrup evenly over the baked baklava. Let cool before cutting into pieces.

By nguimond

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• pecan
• dark chocolate
• white sugar
• cinnamon
• butter
• orange juice
• honey
• water
• white sugar
• lemon juice
• semisweet chocolate
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10x14-inch baking pan with butter.
2. 2 Mix pecans, dark chocolate, 3/4 cup sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
3. 3 Trim phyllo dough to fit prepared baking pan. Layer 8 sheets of phyllo dough in prepared baking pan, brushing each sheet with melted butter; sprinkle with 2 cups pecan mixture. Spread butter on 4 more sheets of phyllo and layer over pecans; sprinkle with 2 more cups pecans. Repeat layers with 4 more sheets of phyllo and remaining pecans. Pour any leftover butter over baklava.
4. 4 Cut through the top few layers of phyllo lengthwise, leaving bottom layer intact, to create 4 long rows. Make evenly-spaced zigzag cuts along each row to create 48 small triangles, again leaving bottom layer of phyllo intact.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until phyllo dough is golden brown and flaky, about 1 hour; immediately finish cutting through to bottom layer of baklava.
6. 6 Bring orange juice, honey, water, 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes. Pour sauce over baklava.
7. 7 Melt remaining 2 ounces semisweet chocolate and 1 teaspoon butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
8. 8 Drizzle chocolate over baklava. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

By Robin C

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• gianduja chocolate
• unsweetened chocolate
• mascarpone cheese
• white sugar
• egg yolk
• hazelnut liqueur
• egg white

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C.) Butter a 9 inch springform pan. Lay one sheet of phyllo dough in the pan. Tuck it into the pan and let the edges overhang the rim. Brush with butter and layer a second sheet of phyllo. Butter this sheet. Continue until you have used all four sheets of phyllo. End with butter. Use as little butter as possible. Cover the phyllo-filled pan with a damp cloth.
2. 2 In the top of a double boiler, heat gianduia chocolate and unsweetened chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
3. 3 In a large bowl, beat the mascarpone cheese until smooth. When no lumps remain, begin to beat in the sugar a little at a time. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time incorporating each yolk completely before adding the next. Finally beat in the melted and cooled chocolates and the liqueur.
4. 4 Beat the egg whites until they just get stiff. Do not over beat. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the cheese mixture, then quickly fold in the remaining whites until no streaks remain. Be careful not to deflate the whites as much as possible. Pour the filling into the phyllo-lined pan. Tuck the edges of the phyllo into the pan making a bit of a rim.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. It will still seem a little loose in the center. When the cake appears done, turn off the oven, prop open the oven door with a wooden spoon and let the cake remain in the oven for another hour. Then place the cake in the refrigerator until completely chilled.

By SMQ1404

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• ricotta cheese
• mozzarella cheese
• white sugar
• butter
• sugar
• water
• lemon juice
• rose water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Prepare kanafa: Finely chop frozen, shredded phyllo dough using a food processor until the strands are about the size of a grain of rice. Pour into a large mixing bowl.
3. 3 Mix together ricotta, mozzarella, and sugar in a separate bowl.
4. 4 Place butter in a large, microwave-safe liquid measuring cup or bowl with a spout. Heat in a microwave until completely melted, and let it sit for several minutes until a thick white foam has formed on top. Clarify butter by using a spoon to skim off the foam.
5. 5 Carefully pour butter into the bowl of phyllo dough. Avoid pouring in the white milk solids at the bottom of the clarified butter. Use your hands to mix butter and dough together. Make sure butter is absorbed by taking handfuls of the dough and rubbing it between your palms.
6. 6 Evenly spread buttered phyllo dough into a 9x13-inch pan and firmly press it into the bottom and edges. Spread cheese mixture onto the dough, avoiding the edges of the pan.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is slightly golden and the edges of dough are brown and bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes.
8. 8 While the kanafa is baking, prepare the syrup: Combine 1 cup sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in lemon juice. Simmer, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Be careful not to let the mixture turn golden and caramelize. Remove from heat and add rose water; set aside.
9. 9 Remove kanafa from the oven. Place a large platter or baking sheet over the baking dish. Using oven mitts, carefully invert the baking dish onto the platter so phyllo is on top. Pour syrup over kanafa. Cut into pieces and serve while hot.

By Noura

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• nut
• cinnamon
• butter
• sugar
• water
• honey
• vanilla extract
• lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Toss together nuts and cinnamon. Unroll phyllo and cut the whole stack in half to fit the dish. Cover phyllo with a damp cloth while assembling the baklava, to keep it from drying out.
3. 3 Place 2 sheets of phyllo in the bottom of the prepared dish. Brush generously with some of the melted butter. Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of the nut mixture on top. Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with about 6 sheets of phyllo.
4. 4 Using a sharp knife, cut baklava into 4 long rows, then diagonally 9 times to make 36 diamond shapes. Be sure to cut all the way through to the bottom of the layers.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crisp, about 50 minutes.
6. 6 While baklava is baking, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir in honey, vanilla, and lemon zest; reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
7. 7 Remove baklava from the oven and immediately spoon syrup over it. Let cool completely before serving. Store uncovered.

By Arvilla

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• milk
• farina
• honey
• egg
• apricot
• walnut
• candied orange peel
• orange extract
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat; whisk in farina. Reduce heat to low, whisking vigorously until smooth, thick, and mixture detaches from bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes. Cool, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
3. 3 Whisk honey and egg into cooled farina until smooth; stir in apricots, walnuts, orange peel, and orange extract until combined.
4. 4 Work with 1 phyllo sheet at a time, cover the rest with a tea towel so they won't dry out. Cut phyllo sheet in half crosswise with scissors. Place each phyllo piece in a muffin cup; gently press down so it sits on the bottom and fills the cup. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets.
5. 5 Divide farina filling among muffin cups. Pinch phyllo tops together with your fingertips to seal. Drizzle tops with melted butter.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until tops start to brown, about 15 minutes. Loosen pastries out of the muffin cups using a dinner knife; transfer to a baking sheet. Continue baking until evenly browned, 10 to 15 minutes more.
7. 7 Serve lukewarm or at room temperature.

By nch

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• walnut
• pistachio
• cinnamon
• butter
• sugar
• water
• honey
• clove
• vanilla extract
• orange flower water

Instructions

1. 1 Place walnuts, pistachios, and cinnamon in bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture is chopped but not too fine.
2. 2 Brush bottom of 9-inch round baking pan with melted butter. Place one round of phyllo dough in the pan; add a second round of dough. Drip about 1 tablespoon of melted butter over the top. Add 2 more sheets and drizzle with butter. Add 2 more sheets and drip with butter creating 6 layers for the bottom. (While you work keep the phyllo sheets covered with a damp, nearly dry, cotton towel to keep dough from drying out.)
3. 3 Sprinkle with 1/3 of the nut mixture. Top with a sheet of phyllo and drip with melted butter; repeat with 1 more sheet of filo. Add another 1/3 of the nut mixture.
4. 4 Place another sheet of phyllo on the nuts; drip with butter. Top with another sheet and drip with butter. Add the remaining nut mixture.
5. 5 Top with 2 sheets of phyllo; drip with butter. Add 2 more sheets; drip with butter. Top with the last 2 sheets and drizzle generously with the remaining butter. Cover pan with plastic and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
6. 6 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7. 7 Cut baklava into about 12 diamond-shaped pieces approximately the same size.
8. 8 Bake in preheated oven until browned and crisp, about an hour.
9. 9 Place sugar, honey, and cloves in a saucepan. Pour in water. Place pan over medium-high heat and whisk to combine. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Whisk in vanilla and orange blossom water.
10. 10 After baklava has rested 5 minutes, ladle syrup over the top. Cool down to room temperature before serving.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• ghee
• clarified butter
• granulated sugar
• cinnamon
• salt
• milk
• heavy cream
• egg
• vanilla extract
• powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Brush 1 tablespoon butter in bottom and up sides of a 9 1/2-inch deep dish pie plate.
2. 2 Combine sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl.
3. 3 Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a cutting board or clean work surface; brush butter over 1 side. Carefully scrunch up phyllo by pushing the short sides towards another to create a rope.
4. 4 Loosely wrap into a coil and place in the center of the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets and butter, placing and forming around the center coil to form a concentric circle, packing them in tightly.
5. 5 Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the spiced sugar mixture on top.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
7. 7 While phyllo bakes, heat milk and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to boil. Remove from heat.
8. 8 Whisk together eggs, vanilla, and remaining spiced sugar mixture in a bowl; gradually add hot milk, whisking constantly, until combined. Immediately pour spiced milk over phyllo in the baking dish and return to the oven.
9. 9 Bake until custard is just set, 20 to 25 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature. Recipe developed by Laura Kanya

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• sugar
• stevia
• cornstarch
• nutmeg
• salt
• egg yolk
• milk
• butter
• rum
• sugar
• stevia
• butter
• heavy cream
• nutmeg

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, stir together sugar, stevia, cornstarch, nutmeg, and salt. Add yolks and stir until smooth.
2. 2 In a medium saucepan, bring milk to a simmer. Slowly whisk about half the milk into the yolk mixture, then whisk yolk mixture into remaining milk in saucepan. Place back on heat and cook, stirring constantly, just until thickened. Strain through a fine sieve into a medium bowl and stir in butter and rum.
3. 3 Press a piece of plastic wrap directly on surface of pastry cream and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours.
4. 4 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
5. 5 In a small bowl, stir together sugar and stevia. Lay out phyllo dough in a stack on a flat surface and cover with a dry kitchen towel, then a damp kitchen towel.
6. 6 Place 1 sheet of phyllo in front of you, brush lightly with butter, and sprinkle lightly with sugar-stevia mixture. Place another phyllo sheet on top and brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar-stevia mixture. Repeat this layering until there are 8 layers of phyllo, then brush top layer with butter and sprinkle with sugar-stevia mixture.
7. 7 Cut phyllo lengthwise in half to make 2 long rectangles. Cut rectangles crosswise every 2 inches. Transfer as many of the rectangles as possible to a large baking sheet, leaving a little space between them. Nest another baking sheet of the same size on top so the phyllo rectangles are pressed between the baking sheets.
8. 8 Bake until browned and crisp, 12 to 16 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely and repeat with any remaining phyllo rectangles, baking and cooling them completely.
9. 9 In a medium bowl, beat cream until stiffly whipped. Stir pastry cream just until smooth, then fold in whipped cream.
10. 10 To assemble, lay 1/3 of the phyllo rectangles on a countertop in front of you. Spread a layer of pastry cream over each rectangle, then top with another phyllo rectangle. Spread another layer of pastry cream over phyllo, then top with a final phyllo rectangle. There should be 3 phyllo layers and 2 pastry cream layers.
11. 11 Dust each Napoleon with a little grated nutmeg and serve immediately.

By In The Raw

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• feta cheese
• egg
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. 2 Mix feta cheese and eggs together in a bowl for the filling.
3. 3 Lay one sheet of phyllo on a work surface and brush liberally with olive oil. Top with another sheet and brush again with oil. Repeat for a total of four sheets, but do not brush the top of the fourth sheet. Transfer the stack of oiled sheets to one of the prepared cake pans. Drape over the bottom of the pan, trying not to be too perfect about it; you want some folds and wrinkles in the phyllo.
4. 4 Spread 1/2 of the filling over the phyllo in an even layer. Fold the overhanging phyllo over the filling, again letting natural folds and wrinkles occur. Loosely lay one sheet of phyllo over the top, brush with oil, and use the oiled brush to pat down the sides all around the circumference of the cake pan.
5. 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with remaining phyllo, oil, and filling to assemble the second pie.
6. 6 Bake both pies in the preheated oven until the tops are a deep golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool slightly before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• spinach
• feta cheese
• mozzarella cheese
• processed cheese food
• butter
• white vinegar
• garlic powder
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. 2 In a large bowl, combine the spinach, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese, processed cheese food, 1/2 the butter, vinegar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
3. 3 Place a layer of phyllo dough into the bottom of a lightly greased 2-quart casserole dish. Spread the spinach and cheese mixture into the dish and top with 4 layers of phyllo dough, spraying each layer with butter-flavored cooking spray. Drizzle the remaining butter over the top.
4. 4 Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

By ROMDI

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• salt
• white pepper
• feta cheese
• egg yolk
• monterey jack cheese
• butter
• flat leaf parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the hot milk so that no lumps form. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens enough to coat a metal spoon. Season with salt and white pepper, remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
2. 2 When the sauce is cooled, stir in the feta cheese, egg yolks, Monterey jack cheese, 3 tablespoons melted butter and parsley.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cut the sheets of phyllo dough into strips about 3 inches wide. Use one stack at a time, covering the rest with a damp towel to keep them from drying out.
4. 4 Lay out one piece of phyllo at a time. Brush with butter, and place about 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture on one end. Fold one corner up to match the other edge. Continue folding in triangle shape until you reach the end of the strip. Place on a baking sheet, and continue with the remaining strips of dough.
5. 5 Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. These can also be prepared ahead of time, and frozen after folding. Bake when ready to serve.

By HAPPYCOOKER03

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• vegetable oil
• onion
• spinach
• dill
• all-purpose flour
• feta cheese
• egg
• salt
• pepper
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; slowly cook and stir until softened. Stir in spinach, dill, and flour; cook until most moisture is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Off heat, stir in feta cheese, eggs, salt, and black pepper; set filling aside.
3. 3 Separate 1 phyllo sheet from stack; place on a flat work surface. Evenly brush phyllo sheet with a light coating of butter. Place another phyllo sheet over buttered phyllo sheet; press phyllo sheets together. Cut layered phyllo sheets into long strips about 3-inches wide. (Keep remaining stack phyllo sheets covered with plastic wrap to keep from drying out.)
4. 4 Lay 1 phyllo strip on the work surface with 1 narrow end facing you. Place a heaping tablespoon of filling 1 inch from the narrow end. Fold the bottom right corner over the filling to the left edge to form a triangle. Fold the triangle up the strip, bringing the point at the bottom left up to rest along the left edge. Turn the lower left corner over to touch the right edge. Continue turning the triangle over in this manner until you reach the end of the phyllo. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 (buttering, stacking, pressing, cutting, filling, and folding) with remaining phyllo and filling.
5. 5 Place phyllo triangles on a large baking sheet; brush with remaining butter. (At this point, the pastries may be frozen. See Cook's Note.)
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until phyllo is golden brown and crisp, 45 to 60 minutes.

By MARY KESSLER

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• spinach
• vegetable oil
• onion
• feta cheese
• swiss cheese
• parmesan cheese
• egg
• parsley
• cinnamon
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Place spinach in a steamer on top of 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain and press to remove all water. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion until tender, but do not brown. Stir in cooked spinach and continue cooking until all moisture has evaporated. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
3. 3 In a large bowl combine feta cheese, Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley and cinnamon. Stir in spinach and onion mixture.
4. 4 Brush the bottom of a 17x11-inch jelly roll pan with butter. Place 1 sheet of dough in the bottom of the pan; brush with butter. Spread spinach and cheese mixture over dough. Continue layering with remaining dough, brushing every other sheet with butter. Tuck edges of dough under. Brush top sheet with butter. Using a sharp knife, score top layer into diamonds.
5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

By Bea Gassman

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• salt
• nutmeg
• feta cheese
• egg
• kefalotiri cheese
• parsley
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until smooth and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Gradually pour in milk, stirring constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon. Add salt and nutmeg, stirring occasionally, until white sauce is bubbly and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
2. 2 Mash feta cheese in a large bowl with a fork; stir in beaten eggs, grated kefalotiri, and parsley. Pour in hot white sauce and mix well.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly brush a 9x13-inch baking dish with melted butter.
4. 4 Line the prepared baking dish with a sheet of phyllo dough and brush it with melted butter; keep remaining phyllo sheets covered with plastic wrap while you work. Repeat with 1/2 of the phyllo sheets, brushing each sheet with butter, and letting them come up the sides of the baking dish. Pour in cheese filling.
5. 5 Lay remaining pastry sheets on top of filling, brushing each with butter. Brush the top of the last sheet with butter, then use a sharp knife to score the top sheets into strips about 3 inches wide from one end of the baking dish to the other.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and crisp, about 45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes, then cut into squares and serve hot.

By Maine_diner

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• olive oil
• onion
• green onion
• garlic
• spinach
• parsley
• feta cheese
• ricotta cheese
• egg
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9-inch square baking pan.
2. 2 Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté chopped onion, green onions, and garlic in the hot oil until soft and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in spinach and parsley, adding spinach in batches if it doesn't all fit in the pan at once, and continue to saute until spinach is limp and excess liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
4. 4 Mix feta cheese, ricotta cheese, and eggs in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in spinach mixture. Lay one sheet of phyllo dough in the prepared baking pan, and brush lightly with olive oil. Lay another sheet of phyllo dough on top and brush with olive oil. Repeat the process with two more sheets of phyllo dough; the sheets will overlap the pan.
5. 5 Spread spinach and cheese mixture into the pan. Fold any overhanging dough over the filling. Brush with oil.
6. 6 Layer the remaining 4 sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with oil. Tuck overhanging dough into the pan to seal the filling.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
8. 8 Cut into squares and serve while hot.
9. 9 Enjoy!

By SILVERWOLF

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• white rice
• garlic
• lamb
• lemon
• potato
• egg
• lemon zest
• parsley
• mint
• feta cheese
• olive oil
• beef broth
• oregano
• black pepper
• egg
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and chop.
2. 2 Lightly brush a 9x13 inch pan with melted butter. Place 1 phyllo sheet in pan and lightly brush with butter. Continue adding phyllo sheets for a total of 12, brushing each one lightly with butter (you don't need to completely cover each phyllo sheet with butter).
3. 3 Spread cooked rice over phyllo, then sprinkle with minced garlic. Add lamb in an even layer, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Place 1 cup diced potatoes over lamb.
4. 4 Arrange quarters of eggs, then sprinkle with parsley, mint and lemon zest. Add crumbled feta cheese.
5. 5 Pour on olive oil and beef broth. Sprinkle with oregano and pepper. Finally, add beaten egg.
6. 6 Top with remaining 12 phyllo sheets brushed lightly with melted butter.
7. 7 Bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). during the last 10 minutes, raise the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Cut into diamonds or squares and serve warm.

By Christine L

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• butter
• egg white
• everything bagel seasoning

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut 2 sheets of parchment paper to fit on a baking sheet.
2. 2 Place 1 sheet of parchment on a flat work surface. Gently place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on top. Brush lightly with butter right up to the edges, being careful not to tear the sheet. Place another sheet of phyllo on top. Press down to remove any air pockets, and brush with butter. Repeat 3 more times. On the 5th sheet, brush with egg white instead of butter. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the bagel seasoning.
3. 3 Cut the phyllo into 40 squares, or into the shape of your choice, using a pizza cutter. Slide the whole parchment sheet onto the baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Keep a close eye on them, as they tend to brown quickly. Remove parchment sheet from baking sheet and let cool.
5. 5 Repeat process with remaining ingredients. Let cool and serve immediately, or store at room temperature in a sealed container.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ phyllo dough
• salmon
• basil pesto
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. 2 Pat the salmon fillets dry with paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Lay skin-side down on a cutting board or plate and top each fillet with a tablespoon of pesto, or more to taste, ensuring the entire top of the fillet is evenly covered. Set aside while you prepare the phyllo.
3. 3 Lay a sheet of phyllo flat on a work surface and brush with olive oil. Lay another sheet on top, brushing with oil. Repeat process for a total of four sheets, leaving the top of the last sheet dry.
4. 4 Place one of the prepared salmon fillets at the bottom of the stack of phyllo sheets with the pesto side facing up. Roll over once, so the skin side is facing up, then fold over the sides. Brush all over with oil.
5. 5 Continue rolling until the end of the phyllo, then place on the parchment-lined baking sheet with the pesto side facing up and brush the top with oil. Score the top 2 to 3 times to allow steam to release.
6. 6 Bake parcels in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until the phyllo is golden brown. Remove from oven and let rest a minute or two before serving.

By Diana Moutsopoulos