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Making a Large Layered Greek-Style Fillo Pie

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Use a large baking pan a little smaller than the sheets of fillo. Brush it with oil or melted butter. Place half the package of fillo, or about 7 sheets, one on top of another, at the bottom of the pan, brushing each sheet with melted butter or oil and letting the sheets come up along the sides.

    Step 2

    Spread the filling evenly on top. Then cover with the remaining sheets, brushing each, including the top one, with melted butter or oil.

    Step 3

    With a sharp-pointed knife, cut into 2-inch squares or diamonds with parallel lines, only down to the filling, not right through.

    Step 4

    Bake at 350°F for 30–45 minutes, or until crisp and golden. Cut along the cutting lines, this time right through to the bottom, and serve hot.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.
Reprinted with permission from The New Book of Middle Eastern Food, copyright © 2000 by Claudia Roden, published by Knopf. Buy the full book on Amazon or Bookshop.
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