Basic Recipe For Phyllo Dough

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Phyllo dough is easier bought, but for the adventurous, here is a flemmish recipe for making your own dough!!

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Steps

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Sift the flour with the salt.

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Make a well in the middle of the flour.

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In the well put the water and the olive oil.

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Work the dough until it hangs well together.

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Dust flour on a table or board.

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Knead the dough for about 5-7 minutes.

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The dough should be smooth and not stick to the board.

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Roll the dough out to a big rectangle.

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Lay a damp towel over it and let it rest for about 15 minutes.

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Flour your hands and work the dough from the middle outwards until you have the dough stretched to about 3 ft by 3 ft if work table is not big enough to roll out a 3 ft.

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By 3 ft.

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Dough , divide the dough into 9 and roll out each portion into 1 ft.

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By 1 ft.

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Sheet.

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Cut the dough with a sharp knife or pizza cutter to the desired sheet size.

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Continue with the recipe that requires the phyllo dough.

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Ingredients

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water, flour, olive oil, salt