Phyllo Dough: Cooking Challenge #8

[Trilt]

I can't think of a pun for the title... 🙁

Week number eight!

To reiterate the challenge:
Each week will have a different food posted, and the challenge is to prepare a dish highlighting (or at least utilizing) that food. You then take a picture, chow down, and then post it on the thread, with comments and (hopefully!) a recipe. Easy peasy!

Additionally, the food for the next week will be posted along with the current week, so anybody who doesn't have the ingredient on hand can put it on their shopping list.

Current Week's Food: Phyllo Dough
Current Week Dates: Monday, 7/09 through Sunday, 7/15

Next Week's Food: Bacon (For the vegetarians, fake bacon strips or similar substitutes are fair game).
Next Week's Dates: Monday, 7/16 through Sunday, 7/22

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[kakurubird]

Next Week's Food: Bacon (For the vegetarians, fake bacon strips or similar substitutes are fair game).
Next Week's Dates: Monday, 7/16 through Sunday, 7/22

I was just thinking a few days ago about how good bacon would be for one of these!! Good choice!


Growing up, my father would make amazing stuffed phyllo dough rolls filled with veggies and meat and other goodness. I wish I had the time this week to try some myself. 🙁 No way it's going to happen this week though.

 

[PetPony]

I'm not even really sure what Phyllo dough is..

But I'm gonna try to think of something awesome for next week! 😍

 

[Trilt]

I'm not even really sure what Phyllo dough is..

But I'm gonna try to think of something awesome for next week! 😍

Really? It's the flaky dough used for baklava, tarts, birds nests, etc. It's yummy and buttery. 😍

 

[PetPony]

Really? It's the flaky dough used for baklava, tarts, birds nests, etc. It's yummy and buttery. 😍

Like the one used for the little apple pie pocket thingies at Starbucks?

 

[Emiloo4]

BAKLAVA!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍

OMG I can't wait for bacon! BACON BACON BACON!!!
Is it sad the my vet school class hasn't even met me and constantly makes fun of me for my love of bacon already?

 

[equineconstant]

This is one of my favorite recipes. It came from one of those cards grocery stores have on the racks sometimes. Chicken Strudel: (with recipe card in the picture)

Things I learned while making this today:
- Cream cheese is called “soft cheese” in Europe
- Whatever brand filo dough they have here doesn’t have nearly as many sheets as the kind I get in America

How I made it:
Mince 1 large clove garlic and mix it with 1 package cream cheese (aka soft cheese) and something like 2 teaspoons mixed herbs. The recipe calls for Italian seasoning, and that’s what I usually use, but I don’t have any here. I also don’t have measuring spoons, so I can’t be too exact on the measurements.

Melt about 2 tablespoons butter in the microwave.

Steam about half a bag of fresh spinach in a pot with a little water until it is all dark and limp. Drain out the chlorophyll water (after doing spectroscopy in intro bio and chromatography in orgo on spinach pigment, that’s all I can think of when I see the green water).

Take 1 package cooked chicken (like they sell for salads and such) and cut the pieces so that they’re small. The kind I use at home needs to be sliced thinner, but this one just needed to be cut into smaller pieces.

Layer filo dough, brushing the melted butter on each layer with the back of a spoon before putting the next layer on top. The recipe calls for 6 sheets of filo dough. Don’t put butter on that sixth layer. Instead,

Spread cream cheese mixture (about one spoonful) on the filo dough. Layer some cooked spinach on top of it. Then layer chicken pieces on top.

Fold the side margins over and roll the filo dough, placing the open end on the bottom on a cookie sheet. Spread some more melted butter on top of the roll. Bake at 400 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, until Golden Brown and Delicious.


I only ended up being able to make 2 rolls. I wasn’t being stingy with the filling, and I ended up with enough left over to make a whole ‘nother roll if I had enough filo for it. At home I can usually make at least 4, though I’m more sparing with the fillings when I have more people to feed.

 

[Trilt]

This is one of my favorite recipes. It came from one of those cards grocery stores have on the racks sometimes. Chicken Strudel: (with recipe card in the picture)

Things I learned while making this today:
- Cream cheese is called "soft cheese" in Europe
- Whatever brand filo dough they have here doesn't have nearly as many sheets as the kind I get in America

How I made it:
Mince 1 large clove garlic and mix it with 1 package cream cheese (aka soft cheese) and something like 2 teaspoons mixed herbs. The recipe calls for Italian seasoning, and that's what I usually use, but I don't have any here. I also don't have measuring spoons, so I can't be too exact on the measurements.

Melt about 2 tablespoons butter in the microwave.

Steam about half a bag of fresh spinach in a pot with a little water until it is all dark and limp. Drain out the chlorophyll water (after doing spectroscopy in intro bio and chromatography in orgo on spinach pigment, that's all I can think of when I see the green water).

Take 1 package cooked chicken (like they sell for salads and such) and cut the pieces so that they're small. The kind I use at home needs to be sliced thinner, but this one just needed to be cut into smaller pieces.

Layer filo dough, brushing the melted butter on each layer with the back of a spoon before putting the next layer on top. The recipe calls for 6 sheets of filo dough. Don't put butter on that sixth layer. Instead,

Spread cream cheese mixture (about one spoonful) on the filo dough. Layer some cooked spinach on top of it. Then layer chicken pieces on top.

Fold the side margins over and roll the filo dough, placing the open end on the bottom on a cookie sheet. Spread some more melted butter on top of the roll. Bake at 400 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, until Golden Brown and Delicious.


I only ended up being able to make 2 rolls. I wasn't being stingy with the filling, and I ended up with enough left over to make a whole ‘nother roll if I had enough filo for it. At home I can usually make at least 4, though I'm more sparing with the fillings when I have more people to feed.

Can you not get Philadelphia brand cream cheese? When I studied in Finland it was one of the very few brands that I recognized and I was very happy to see it.

That looks awesome, though. Yours looks exactly like the recipe card!

 

[shortnsweet]

Can you not get Philadelphia brand cream cheese? When I studied in Finland it was one of the very few brands that I recognized and I was very happy to see it.

That looks awesome, though. Yours looks exactly like the recipe card!

We def have it in Scotland. I'm eating it right now 🙂

 

[equineconstant]

Can you not get Philadelphia brand cream cheese? When I studied in Finland it was one of the very few brands that I recognized and I was very happy to see it.

That looks awesome, though. Yours looks exactly like the recipe card!

Yes, they have it here. It says "soft cheese" on it, that's how I knew it was the same thing!

 

[Trilt]

Yes, they have it here. It says "soft cheese" on it, that's how I knew it was the same thing!

Haha oh that makes lots of sense. The label was in Finnish for me, so I didn't even really think of the name .

 

[T_Rose]

To be honest, I was kind of disappointed for this week's ingredient. I had tried making these before with filo dough, but I didn't like them. In fact, there was still a roll of filo dough at my boyfriend's apartment, but I couldn't get it to make these this week. This time, however, I did like them!

Sausage Wontons

Ingredients:
Filo Dough
1 pound Sausage
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Package Cream Cheese
1 Cup Ranch Dressing

Cook the sausage in a skillet. Once its been cooked well enough, add the cream cheese in small chunks. Cook until the cream cheese is melted, stirring frequently. Add the cheddar cheese and ranch dressing. Once everything has been combined together and the cheese has melted, turn off the heat. Prepare and cut the filo dough unto 2 inch squares using about 3-4 layers. Put a spoonful of sausage mixture onto the square and bring the corners together. Press hard so that they do not unfold. Place in rows on a greased cookie sheet. Cook in an oven until the filo dough browns at 350 degrees. Enjoy!

I actually lost the recipe to this, so I had to make it from memory. This is something a roommate from the past used to make all the time, and they are really good! I hope I wasn't missing something. 😛 I usually make dough for this recipe from scratch, but the filo dough is something different. It adds a crunch to it, and it's so much easier to prepare. I also halved the recipe this time, but posted the full recipe. You may have to add more cheddar cheese or ranch dressing to the mixture. I just kind of eyed it this time.

 

[nohika]

Ugh, I found an awesome recipe to make using phyllo dough and I can't find any at the store. 🙁

 

[equineconstant]

Ugh, I found an awesome recipe to make using phyllo dough and I can't find any at the store. 🙁

It took me forever to find. I walked up and down the freezer aisle like 3 times. Then I asked someone and they helpfully told me to look in the freezer aisle. 🙄 Found it eventually, though!

 

[abbercadaver]

Ugh, I found an awesome recipe to make using phyllo dough and I can't find any at the store. 🙁

It took me forever to find. I walked up and down the freezer aisle like 3 times. Then I asked someone and they helpfully told me to look in the freezer aisle. 🙄 Found it eventually, though!

I found it near the whip cream at my WalMart. Like the kind in the tub. Not the liquid "heavy whipping cream" stuff.

 

[Trilt]

I really approve of this trend of posting pictures with adorable dogs in the background.

Sorry I disappeared this week, but family has been traveling and it is quite crazy. Making some yummy food, though!

 

[PetPony]

That's what I thought too Trilt! 😀

 

[T_Rose]

I really approve of this trend of posting pictures with adorable dogs in the background.

That's what I thought too Trilt! 😀

👍 I thought it was a cute idea after seeing someone else do it. I may not be able to get an adorable dog in the background this week, but I'll try for something different. 😛