Basic Recipe For Phyllo Dough

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup flour (250 gr)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil (4 eetlepels)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (mespunt)

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour with the salt.
• 2 make a well in the middle of the flour.
• 3 in the well put the water and the olive oil.
• 4 work the dough until it hangs well together.
• 5 dust flour on a table or board.
• 6 knead the dough for about 5-7 minutes.
• 7 the dough should be smooth and not stick to the board.
• 8 roll the dough out to a big rectangle.
• 9 lay a damp towel over it and let it rest for about 15 minutes.
• 10 flour your hands and work the dough from the middle outwards until you have the dough stretched to about 3 ft by 3 ft (1meter x 1meter)if work table is not big enough to roll out a 3 ft. by 3 ft. dough, divide the dough into 9 (divide into 3, then divide each third into 3 more) and roll out each portion into 1 ft. by 1 ft. sheet. cut the dough with a sharp knife or pizza cutter to the desired sheet size.
• 11 continue with the recipe that requires the phyllo dough.