variants
or less commonly filo
or fillo
: extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry
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Desserts carry the same straightforward, honest goodness, as in fragile phyllo dough encasing mascarpone with cinnamon caramel and lovely lemon pistachios.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Each ingredient is store-bought; simply assemble the flaky phyllo dough shells, creamy Brie cheese, tasted pecans, sweet and spicy pepper jelly, fresh parsley, and serve.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Ultimate Confections is also the place to get the quintessential candy bar filled with pistachio cream, layered with crispy phyllo and covered in chocolate.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The pancakes are buttermilk flavored, but infused with Dubai Chocolate flavors, including pistachio, hazelnut and kataifi (a shredded phyllo dough).
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Each ingredient is store-bought; simply assemble the flaky phyllo dough shells, creamy Brie cheese, tasted pecans, sweet and spicy pepper jelly, fresh parsley, and serve.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Ultimate Confections is also the place to get the quintessential candy bar filled with pistachio cream, layered with crispy phyllo and covered in chocolate.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The pancakes are buttermilk flavored, but infused with Dubai Chocolate flavors, including pistachio, hazelnut and kataifi (a shredded phyllo dough).
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
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“Phyllo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phyllo. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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