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Sweet and Savory Phyllo Dishes
From appetizer to dessert, these three dishes highlighting versatile phyllo dough are great to prepare and sell for final cooking at home.
BY JOANNA PRUESS P
hyllo has been a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine for more than a thousand years. Several decades ago, when Americans became enchanted with dishes like spanakopita and baklava, the flaky layers moved into supermarket freezers. Now contemporary retailers are taking a fresh look at how the paper-thin dough can be used to entice customers. What retailers are discovering is that the phyllo selection has grown. Along with whole wheat and spelt versions are ready-made cups, pre-cut sheets and phyllo leaves in varying thickness. Because the leaves are so porous and easily absorb moisture, once they are baked and filled, they have a short shelf life. Prepared-food counters can offer phyllo dishes that are ready for filling and baking at home for maximum crunch and freshness.
Orange
Zabaglione in Phyllo Cups t
Greek Lasagna t
Individual
Curried Scallop Strudels
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK FERRI; FOOD STYLED BY AJ BATTIFARANO; PROPS STYLED BY FRAN MATALON-DEGNI
NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS BY LAUREN BRAUN, NUTRITIONAL LIFESTYLE DESIGNS, MIAMI, FL