Breakfast Phyllo Dough Recipes

HOMEMADE PHYLLO (OR FILO) DOUGH

Steps:

• Place 2 cups flour in a mixing bowl; make a well in the center. Drizzle in olive oil and add salt; add white wine vinegar and warm water. Mix until dough just comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, 1 or 2 minutes. Transfer dough ball to a lightly floured work surface.
• Knead until dough is smooth, using just enough flour to keep it from sticking to the work surface or your hands, 2 or 3 minutes. Continue to knead until dough is supple and elastic, about 5 more minutes. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.
• Divide dough into 20 (20 gram) portions using a kitchen scale; roll each portion into a ball. Place on plate and cover with plastic wrap to prevent dough balls from drying out while you begin to roll them out. Work in batches of 5.
• Mix cornstarch and 2 tablespoons flour together in a bowl. Dust a work surface and the first dough ball with the cornstarch mixture. Flatten out the dough ball and roll out into a circle, about 5 inches in diameter. Dust again with cornstarch mixture. Set circle to one side. Roll out 4 more dough balls to about the same diameter and stack them on the first one, dusting each layer with more of the cornstarch mixture to keep them from sticking together.
• When you have 5 circles, roll out the stack to a larger circle about double in size, turning as you go to maintain a round shape. Separate each layer and lay out the circles. Re-apply more cornstarch mixture where needed and restack them. Roll again until the 5-layer stack is paper thin, about 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Place on a sheet of parchment paper; top with another piece of parchment. Gently roll up the dough; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate.
• Repeat with the remaining 15 balls of dough in batches of 5.

BREAKFAST TO GO IN PHYLLO

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in a pan (preferable NOT non stick)
• cast iron will work best
• Cool and chop into bits
• Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease and place potatoes in pan with garlic and onion powder and paprika to your taste (Make sure you squeeze water out of potatoes good if they were put in to keep from browning)cook about 10 mins on med heat stirring occasionally
• Scrap pan good to get the nice brown stuff from the bottom and remove from pan and set aside
• And add another tablespoon of bacon grease to sautee the mushrooms, peppers, onions, spinach and tomatoes
• Cook about 5 minutes
• Beat eggs and milk till frothy
• Return potatoes to pan and add bacon and add eggs to the pan and with a fork move the food in pan so eggs fall into crevises and covers bottom of pan
• Cook on low heat for 5 mins and then add feta and start to scramble mixture using a spatula to keep from sticking to the bottom of pan
• Cook until eggs are thoroughly cooked and no longer shiny
• Set aside to cool
• Follow directions on box for thawing phyllo if working with large sheets cut in half and use 6 sheets
• Butter each sheet well on top before adding another layer
• Place 1/4 of filling elongated in middle of dough and roll like a burrito folding once over the mixture pulling it tight over filling and then glently fold over sides and continue to roll
• Add more butter to the top and any "dry" spots and score three lines on top and place on a well buttered cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 25-25 mins or until golden brown
• Serve warm

FLAKY EGG BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook sausage, mushrooms, onion and peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Return sausage mixture to skillet. Whisk five eggs; add to skillet. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until set; stir in Havarti cheese. Set aside., In a small bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, basil and remaining egg. Brush a 13x9-in. baking pan with butter. Unroll phyllo dough; trim to fit into pan., Layer 10 sheets in prepared pan, brushing each sheet with butter. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Top with half of the sausage mixture., Layer with 10 additional phyllo sheets, brushing each with butter; spread with ricotta mixture. Layer with five phyllo sheets, brushing again with butter; top with remaining sausage mixture. Layer with remaining phyllo and butter. Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 rectangles. Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until golden brown., Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole for up to 3 months. To use, thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown and heated through.