I had a request for chicken, cheese and chive phyllo/filo parcels last night but I didn't have any phyllo.  I always have good intentions of using the whole pack when I purchase it but it never happens.

After looking online I saw how easy it is to make your own so instead of always wasting the rest of the phyllo that I buy I intend to start making my own.

First I need a pasta maker but as I don't like pasta very much I will just use it to experiment with pastry.  I will buy one tomorrow and experiment on the weekend.

I will try this recipe first and tweak it, if it needs to be tweaked, the next time.  Fingers crossed.



8 cups of all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of raki (or white vinegar)
2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
1 1/4 - 1 1/3 cups of hot water
flour for work surface and hands

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix by hand until it holds together. On a floured surface, knead by hand for 15-20 minutes until soft and malleable, with a smooth feel. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight before using.

To make phyllo sheets for pastries, run it through the pasta machine (with settings from 1-10, with 1 being the thickest), gradually working it down to setting mark 9 on your machine. For phyllo sheets to make small fried pitas, use setting number 6.

It seems so easy.

how did it go BO?

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 16^th, 2015 at 8:42pm:


I got tied up with an avalanche of other things and forgot about buying the pasta maker   

I shall endeavour to remember this week.