Recipes for Greek pastries, desserts, and sweets made with phyllo dough - commercial and homemade.
Baklava is made in every region of Greece (and throughout the Middle East) and, as a dish that requires some time and expense to make, it is generally reserved for special occasions. Learn more about Baklava and its many variations.
Kataïfi is a pastry that looks like it is wrapped in shredded wheat. It is a traditional pastry made with nuts on the inside and soaked in a sugar or honey syrup. This recipe is a rolled version, with shredded dough wrapped around an almond and walnut filling, and after cooking, the pastry is soaked in a sweet syrup.
Gastrin was known as a Cretan sweet in Roman times. Similar in preparation and appearance to baklava, it has some unusual ingredients.
If you've been hesitant about trying a baklava recipe because you've never worked with phyllo dough, this might be for you. If you can make a jelly roll, you can make this delicious Greek dessert.
Chopped walnuts and almonds, cinnamon, cloves, and phyllo dough combine to create this delicious Cretan variation of Greece's most famous pastry. The pastry is usually made with olive oil (lthough butter can be used) and in Roman times, it was made with pepper and poppy seeds.
Sheets of phyllo dough are gathered (bunched) and rolled into coils, creating light delicious pastries. Made with the traditional baklava elements of phyllo, nuts, and syrup, this is a delightful and different presentation.
A favorite Greek street food and snack, this version of
bougatsa has a custard filling and is sliced and served warm, sprinkled with confectioner's sugar and cinnamon.
One of the most famous phyllo pastries, galaktoboureko is a traditional Greek sweet, soaked in a light lemony syrup after baking. A true special occasion dish.
Galaktoboureko is a favorite dessert, and these individual servings are made with the same delicious custard filling rolled up into neat packets made with phyllo pastry sheets.
There are several different versions of this custard dessert; this is one of the older recipes with a phyllo bottom and syrup.
This recipe for small cheese pies (pitas) uses myzithra, a favorite dessert cheese. Can't find myzithra cheese? Try farmer's cheese. Follow step-by-step instructions with photos to make this delicious dessert or snack.
A delightful phyllo pie for orange lovers. Made with phyllo (filo) sheets, orange peel, eggs, and thick Greek yogurt.
This is a sweet pumpkin (or squash) pie in the Greek tradition - made with phyllo dough, olive oil, honey, sugar, and cinnamon - with a syrupy topping.
This is a delightful version of baklava made with sesame seeds, and a Christmas Eve tradition in many Greek homes. Layers of phyllo dough sprinkled with sesame seeds. No nuts. No butter.
This recipe calls for both almonds and walnuts, served with a honey-based syrup, from deTraci Regula, Guide to Greece for Visitors.
A recipe for baklawa that uses walnuts or pistachios, from our Guide to Middle Eastern Foods.
