What is phyllo?
Phyllo is a thin pastry tough that is layered to make many dishes, sweet and savory. It is typical of Middle Eastern, Turkish and Greek cooking.History”Phyllo” means “leaf” in Greek. Some time before the third century, B.C., the Greeks invented the technique for rolling dough to be thin as a leaf; this came to be known as phyllo dough. Until the Greeks invented the rolling technique, the ancient confection called baklava had been made with thicker bread dough by the Assyrians, according to KitchenProject.com. The Greeks discovered baklava in trading journeys to Mesopotamia. According to thebaklavaguy.com, phyllo dough production was first mechanized in 1946.NutritionPackaged phyllo dough typically contains flour, water, corn syrup, oil and salt, according to baking911.com. Three 12-by-17-inch sheets typically contain about 180 calories, one gram of fat, 35 grams of carbohydrates and five grams of protein. At-home recipes typically call for flour, salt, water and oil.Similar doughsPhyll
