Description
Homemade phyllo dough made from simple pantry ingredients, rolled into delicate paper-thin sheets perfect for baklava, börek, and other flaky layered pastries.
Ingredients
- 500 g all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 300 ml warm water or warm milk (added gradually)
- 200 g cornstarch for dusting
- 50 g all-purpose flour for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the flour, salt, and sugar and mix well.
- Add the vegetable oil and vinegar to the flour mixture.
- Gradually pour in the warm water or milk while mixing until the dough begins to form.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 10–12 minutes until smooth, soft, and elastic.
- Shape the dough into a ball, lightly coat it with oil, and cover with plastic wrap or a towel.
- Allow the dough to rest at room temperature for 45–60 minutes.
- Mix the cornstarch and flour together in a bowl to create the dusting mixture.
- Divide the rested dough into small balls about the size of a golf ball.
- Keep the dough balls covered so they do not dry out.
- Lightly dust the work surface with the starch mixture and roll each dough ball into a thin circle.
- Continue rolling and gently stretching until the dough becomes very thin and nearly transparent.
- Place the rolled sheets on top of each other, dusting lightly with the starch mixture between layers.
- Use the phyllo sheets immediately or store them properly for later use.
Notes
- Resting the dough helps relax the gluten so it can be rolled thin without tearing.
- Use a long thin rolling pin for easier stretching of the dough.
- Keep rolled sheets covered with a damp cloth to prevent drying.
- Cornstarch prevents the delicate sheets from sticking together.
- Warm milk instead of water creates a softer dough with richer flavor.
- Freeze unused sheets with parchment between layers for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dough
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sheet
- Calories: 45 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
