Filo pastry recipes
With its many layers, filo is the most flaky and crisp of all the pastries. To celebrate this, we have compiled a selection of our favourite sweet and savoury filo pastry recipes so you and your family can enjoy a delicious slice of pie, some moreish cigars or a wedge of sweet baklava.
Chocolate baklava rolls
Set aside for 4 hours or overnight for the syrup to be absorbed. Serve with any remaining syrup drizzled over. Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Smoked trout tarts
These smoked trout tarts with peas and dill make a great lunch. If you’d like to make finger food sized versions for a party, just quarter the filo sheets at the beginning, use a mini-muffin tin and cut the cooking time to 10-12 minutes.
Zucchini and cheese pie
Zucchini and cheese pie
Slow-poached quince with filo fingers
The slightly astringent flavour of quince is softened during the slow-poaching, drawing out its richness. The fruit is soft and syrup drenched and delicious served with crisp, sweet filo fingers.
Apple and berry filo pie
Topped with a crunchy pastry lid sprinkled with cinnamon and flaked almonds, this juicy apple and berry pie makes a luscious ending to a family meal.
Apple and pear pies
Sweet apple, pear and fig sit beneath a crispy filo pastry lid in this delicious autumnal pie.
Chicken and vegetable filo pie
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Ricotta and greens slice
A winner for kid’s lunchboxes and weekday lunches.
Chicken filo pie
This chicken filo pie makes a great centrepiece for a weekend lunch with friends, or a picnic in the park.
Sweet onion and cottage cheese tart
To get that golden glow, spray oil between the layers instead of using butter.
Savoury mince pie
Fill up this winter with a classic savoury mince pie. Filled with meat, veggies and gravy it’s a classic for a reason. This version uses filo for added texture.
Briwat (lamb filo cigars)
Serve these spiced Moroccan filo cigars with a herbed yoghurt dipping sauce as a tasty snack or starter.
Spinach and feta pie
Golden filo pastry filled with lemony spinach and feta cheese and fragrant with dill and mint, this pie is a winner.
Mushroom silverbeet strudel
Flaky golden filo pastry stuffed with silverbeet, mushrooms and cheese makes for a savoury lunch or light dinner.
Macadamia filo tarts with caramelised pineapple
This gorgeous macadamia filo tart is topped with sweet pineapple. Enjoy it warm or cool with a dollop of ice-cream for an indulgent dessert.
Lamb, feta and spinach parcels
Succulent lamb fillets form the centre of these tasty little Greek-style pastry with spinach and feta cheese.
Filo cigars
Buy fresh filo from the refrigerated section of the supermarket as it is easier to work with than frozen filo pastry, which has a tendency to be brittle and crack. Note
Cheese filo triangles
With two types of cheese, these perfect pastries will be gone in a heartbeat. Maybe make two batches just to be safe.
