Filo pastry starters

Find filo pastry pies , crisp tarts, strudel, baklava (plus a chocolate version) and plenty more recipes with filo pastry. Filo pastry can be fried or oven-baked and cooks very quickly. Filo is a thin, light pastry that crisps beautifully and works equally well in both sweet and savoury dishes.

It is notoriously difficult to make - even Mary Berry buys hers pre-made - and handling it can be tricky. Before you begin, take a look at our guide on how to work with filo to avoid tearing or drying out your pastry.

Make a variety of versatile dishes with our filo pastry recipes at Jus-Rol. Light and flaky, filo pastry is perfect for starters such as samosas and tartlets, as well as delicious desserts like baklava and fruit tarts. We also have a great selection of filo pastry ideas for dinner, including a range of traditional pie recipes.

First of all, in a small bowl, mix together the ginger, lime zest, garlic, coriander and spring onion, then stir in the lime juice. Now melt the butter in a small saucepan, then lay sheet of filo pastry out on a flat surface, brush it all over with some of the melted butter, spread another sheet of filo on top and brush this lightly with melted butter as well. We have a brilliant selection of pastry starters at Jus-Rol, perfect for getting your dinner off to a delicious start.

Our puff pastry starters range from quick and easy tarts to vol-au-vents, puff pastry parcels and more.

Place strips of filo into each of the holes of a 12-hole muffin tin, overlapping them so the base and sides are completely covered. Spoon the mushroom mixture into the tart cases and pour over the egg and cream mixture. Baklava is a delicious filo pastry dessert filled with chopped nuts and honey.

Filo Pastry Tarts Get your fill of filo with our hand wrapped savoury mushroom and spinach ricotta filo pastry tarts. Take one sheet of pastry at a time and cut it into roughly square pieces - in half lengthwise then divided into three. Divide the piece of cheese into - if a chevre log, cut it into triangles then each triangle in half to give thin.

Put tbsp of the mix at the top of each strip and fold each over diagonally to make a triangle, then continue to fold over down the length of the pastry. Repeat with the remaining filling and pastry. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and mushrooms and fry over a high heat for 3-minutes, or until just.

Place one sheet of filo pastry on top of another to create. Wrap juicy mushrooms and toasted pine nuts in buttery layers of filo pastry and shape them into cute little crackers using fresh chives for a Christmas starter worth talking about. Get the recipe for mushroom and ricotta filo crackers. Cooking figs intensifies their jamminess and high sugar content. Heat the grill to high and make a cross incision in the top of the figs.

Put onto a tin foil lined baking sheet and sprinkle generously with demerera sugar. Grill for 5-minutes until the sugar has caramelised and serve with crème fraiche.

Our crisp and flaky puff pastry tarts taste as good as they look. Choose from sweet and fruity tarte Tatins, savoury cheese, veggie bakes and more. To shape each pastry , very lightly brush filo squares with butter on both sides, then cut each of the squares into triangles. Bake for 6–minutes until the filo pastry is golden brown, then remove from the oven and leave to cool For the beetroot, cook in a large pan of lightly salted water until tender (this may take minutes or so, depending on the size of the beetroot), then allow to cool slightly. Keep covered with a damp tea towel.

For each parcel, take squares of filo , brush each piece with melted butter and arrange on top of each other at an. Method Prepare your chosen dip (s) Lay a sheet of filo pastry out and cut into 2. Keep the rest of the pastry sheets under a moist. Here Sophie Godwin from the BBC Good Food cookery team shows us how to make Brie and cranberry triangles using filo pastry , plus how to get the best out of f. Preheat the oven to 1C, 1C fan, 3F, gas 4. The rest should be kept covered with clingfilm until needed. Spray the inside of each pastry cup with oil. Pour equally into the pastry cases.

Brush three squares with butter. Instructions Take the filo pastry out of the fridge. Melt the butter, add the oil. Wash the apples, peel the skin off, and remove the seeds. Chop the apples in small pieces and add the lime, lemon, or calamansi juice (this helps prevent browning).

Prepare the filo pastry cases: brush a little of the melted butter in the hollows of the Yorkshire pudding tin. Using a sharp knife, cut squares, measuring x 11cm (41⁄x 41⁄2in), from the filo sheets (how many you get from each sheet depends on the brand of filo). Wonderfully flaky and with a satisfying crunch, filo pastry is an all-round favourite. Vegetarian strudel with port sauce by Simon Rimmer.

Easy potato and pea samosas by Anjum Anand. Mushroom, chestnut and squash filo pie by Dr. Spinach and feta filo pie with carrot salad. Bake this spinach and feta filo pie recipe for a hearty family meal - packed with veg, crumbly cheese and wrapped in crispy filo pastry. Serve with a fresh, herby carrot salad for dinner or pack up slices for a picnic lunch.

Sesame-chocolate toast with sea salt. Try our filo parcels. This easy sesame toast recipe with chocolate is an easy sweet cana. Crisp filo pastry with walnuts, syrup, and honey. Prices on this menu are set directly by the Merchant.

Parmesan, asparagus spears, butter and more. Cocktails With Vanilla Vodka R. This trout and broad bean filo number is easy to make, packed full of fresh spring flavours and low-calorie (under 2per portion). Place the second sheet on top and repeat until you have three sheets stuck together.

Arrange the parcels on a buttered baking sheet and brush the tops with more butter.