Phyllo dough doesn’t puff when it bakes, it crisps. The layers are thinner-than-paper-thin. Making the finished dessert pastry crunchy, flaky, and they shatter when cut or bitten.
If you’d like, remove the stems from a few fresh bay leaves and grind them in a spice grinder or food processor, then rub them through a fine sieve and sprinkle the top of the pie with the dust.
Unlike other pie bar-style recipes, which call for par-baking the ... In lieu of pie crust, she opts for phyllo dough, which becomes ruffled and crackly after baking, making this a real showstopper.
Use the same oat-studded dough for both the bottom press-in crust and streusel topping for the bars. Unlike other pie bar-style recipes, which call for par-baking the crust, these are baked in one ...