When brushed with butter and baked in the oven, phyllo dough develops a flaky texture that's simply unmatched. Even puff pastry — phyllo dough's second cousin — doesn't have the same crackly bite that ...

My first child fell in love with reading at an early age, but for a long while, she was reluctant to write. Apparently, most children begin in the other order. They’ll enthusiastically scribble on a ...

For many Balkan women, making this dish is like a reflex. Its technique gets passed down from generation to generation. For my baba, gibanica is a cheese and phyllo- dough creation she lovingly feeds ...

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RECENTLY, A WELL-MEANING person recommended Sharon Brenner’s “A Pie Project”—a digital cookbook devoted solely to Greek pies—specifically, the part where I could learn how to make phyllo dough from ...

If you’re looking for some easy recipes this holiday season (and beyond), consider stocking up on some phyllo dough. While you can make it yourself, as my Hungarian grandmother did, you can buy it ...

There are plenty of times when I’m inspired enough by “The Great British Baking Show” to say, “I want to make that.” (And then I have!) Then there are the challenges that do exactly the opposite. “I ...

For my baba, gibanica is a cheese and phyllo-dough creation she lovingly feeds (overfeeds?) her family. For Loryn Nalic of Balkan Treat Box, the same dish is called sirnica, one of the first Balkan ...

ST. LOUIS - For many Balkan women, making the dish is like a reflex. Its technique gets passed down from generation to generation. For my baba, gibanica is a cheese and phyllo-dough creation she ...

ST. LOUIS — For many Balkan women, making the dish is like a reflex. Its technique gets passed down from generation to generation. For my baba, gibanica is a cheese and phyllo-dough creation she ...