{"id":1076695,"date":"2007-05-01T11:15:06","date_gmt":"2007-05-01T16:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/puff-pastry-vs-phyllo-dough\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:58:51","slug":"puff-pastry-vs-phyllo-dough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/puff-pastry-vs-phyllo-dough\/","title":{"rendered":"Phyllo Dough vs. Puff Pastry: What’s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"It's easy to love any recipe calling for phyllo or puff pastry<\/a>. These doughs have the most delightful, flaky texture, and lend a rich flavor to baked goods, desserts and appetizers. But can you use them interchangeably? Will an apple turnover recipe<\/a> that calls for puff pastry<\/a> turn out as tasty when made with phyllo dough?\r\n\r\nWhile the two doughs are pretty similar, they do yield different results. Making Greek baklava<\/a> with puff pastry instead of phyllo would work in a pinch, but the dessert wouldn't have the same flavor and texture.\r\n\r\nHere's our advice: When it comes to phyllo dough vs. puff pastry, your best move is to become familiar with each dough and how it's intended to be used before you begin experimenting!\r\n

Everything to Know About Phyllo Dough vs. Puff Pastry<\/h2>\r\n

What Is Phyllo Dough?<\/h3>\r\nPhyllo (also spelled filo) dough is paper-thin pastry dough that's traditionally used to make sweet or savory Greek and Middle Eastern<\/a> dishes. The word phyllo<\/em> comes from the Greek word for leaf, and it refers to the thinness of the sheet. As the sheets bake, they become shatteringly crispy and create extremely flaky bites.\r\n\r\nHomemade phyllo is tricky to make, but it's possible with patience and practice. The dough is made with flour, water, vinegar and a little oil. It doesn't contain as much fat as puff pastry so it doesn't need to be laminated (more on that in a moment), but phyllo must be rolled into extremely thin sheets to obtain the right texture. Luckily, commercially prepared phyllo dough is a convenient alternative that results in a product that is as good as homemade. It's best to thaw frozen phyllo dough overnight in the refrigerator, and you'll want to wait until it's thawed before separating the sheets (otherwise, they can crack).\r\n\r\nTraditional phyllo dough recipes include appetizers like spanakopita<\/a> and samosas<\/a> or sweets like baklava and galaktoboureko<\/a>, a custard dessert. Phyllo dough can be used as a substitute for strudel dough or for other pastry wrappers, such as turnovers<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\t\t\t
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