Phyllo is a type of unleavened dough typically made from flour, water, oil and a bit of vinegar (depending on the recipe) that is rolled and stretched into paper-thin sheets. While phyllo is often ...

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If you use store-bought, choose something that has a thick consistency. That will make it a lot easier to work with the jam ...

There's nothing better than fresh pastries, but they can take hours to make. With these shortcuts, enjoy homemade turnovers in half an hour.

There's very little private puff pastry-making anymore. I'm not even sure that many people nowadays could reliably identify puff pastry as puff pastry. Immersed as I am in the stuff, I've been slow to ...

Kids and adults go crazy for this quick-and-easy ham and cheese puff pastry stromboli! Sneak in some cooked chopped broccoli to make it a more complete meal! This simple ham and cheese puff pastry ...

When it comes to flaky, buttery pastry, I’m an equal opportunity eater, but that doesn’t mean that all flaky pastry is the same. Puff pastry and phyllo dough are two important flaky doughs. Both are ...