Place a second
sheet of phyllo on top, spray with olive oil and sprinkle with 1/3 of remaining maple sugar.
Brush the first
sheet of phyllo dough with melted butter and transfer it, buttered - side down, into the baking dish.
Working with one
sheet of Phyllo at a time, fold one side down to make about a 9 - inch square.
In either a round tart baking pan or a rectangular tart pan, layer 12
sheets of phyllo into the tart pan, between each sheet spray or brush on olive oil.
I shaped it a little differently (thinner to allow a slightly shorter cooking time) and wrapped it in a
few sheets of phyllo to make it «fancy».
Greek kataifi is a cousin to baklava, a similar combination of chopped nuts and crispy dough soaked in syrup, only instead of being made with thin,
stacked sheets of phyllo dough, kataifi is made with what is commonly described «shredded phyllo»: fine strands of dough wrapped around a nut filling like a little bundle of hay.
Lay 1
large sheet of phyllo on a parchment paper - lined sheet pan, keep remaining phyllo sheets covered with plastic wrap.
Lay one
sheet of phyllo on a work surface (cover other sheets with plastic wrap and a lightly damp towel).
Place one
sheet of phyllo down, spray evenly with olive oil spray and evenly sprinkle 1/3 of the maple sugar over the top.
It calls for three
sheets of phyllo, and to be honest, I've never run across a whole - grain substitution for this.
To make the triangles take one
sheet of phyllo and brush it lightly with some olive oil.
Fold 3
sheets of phyllo dough in half and press into ramekin, tuck any dough that over hangs into the ramekin.
On a clean work surface, spread one
sheet of phyllo dough; spray with the olive oil spray; place another sheet on top of the first, spray with olive oil spray.
Lay one
sheet of phyllo dough in front of you.
Roll out
your sheets of phyllo dough and with the short end towards you, cut the sheets into 3 - inch strips.
Keeping them under a damp towel as you work, remove 2
sheets of phyllo dough at a time.
Brush the entire sheet evenly with butter and top with
another sheet of phyllo and another layer of butter.
Brush
a sheet of phyllo with melted butter.
Take one
sheet of phyllo and lay it on a smooth working surface.
Top with
another sheet of phyllo and brush lightly with butter.
Lay 1
sheet of phyllo in the bottom of the pan.
Brush with butter, covering the entire surface, then lay
another sheet of phyllo on top.
Lay out one
sheet of phyllo dough and cut in half widthwise.
Place
another sheet of phyllo on top of bread crumbs, gently press down.
Repeat the process with the remaining
sheets of phyllo.
Spray top
sheet of phyllo with olive oil spray.
Stack 2
sheets of phyllo dough on a cutting board with the long side facing you.
Top with
another sheet of phyllo.
Lay out
a sheet of phyllo on a work surface and brush generously with some of reserved 1/3 cup spice butter (reheat if it has solidified).
Butter the remaining
sheets of phyllo, stacking them one on top of the other on the work surface.
Place
the sheet of phyllo horizontally (landscape position) in front of you.
Place
a sheet of phyllo on baking sheet and lightly brush entire surface with olive oil.
Top with a second
sheet of phyllo and brush with the butter mixture.
Lay one
sheet of phyllo on a cutting board, bunching it to lightly crinkle.