Greek Pizza With Phyllo Crust Recipes

GREEK PIZZA WITH PHYLLO CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In a large skillet, heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add onions and salt and saute until onion is tender.
• Add the basil, oregano, and spinach and stir-fry over med-high heat until spinach is limp and nearly all of the liquid has evaporated, about 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in garlic, pepper, and lemon juice.
• Coat a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Layer the leaves of phyllo 1-2 at a time, spraying each with cooking spray and keeping the unused leaves covered with a cloth to prevent them from drying out, until you have a stack of 10 leaves.
• Cut phyllo into 6-8 squares. Sprinkle phyllo squares with mozzarella.
• With a slotted spoon, place spinach mixture over mozzarella, draining off any remaining liquid. Spread over the mozzarella, leaving a small border of phyllo at edges.
• Arrange tomato slices over spinach mixture. Add olives and top with feta.
• Bake at 375°F for 20-30 minutes, until phyllo is golden and crispy and cheese is melted. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

GREEK PHYLLO PIZZA

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic.
• Sauté for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
• Add spinach and sauté until all excess moisture has evaporated.
• Add basil, oregano, lemon juice and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Cool slightly.
• Prepare Phyllo pizza crust: Use 10 sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with melted butter, margarine, oil or vegetable spray.
• Use 1/4 cup butter.
• Repeat this step.
• Place length of phyllo across width of greased 15” x 10” x 1” cookie sheet or baking pan.
• Overlap each set of 10 buttered phyllo sheets 5 inches at center.
• Roll overlapping phyllo onto itself on cookie sheet to form “pizza crust.
• ” Brush top layer with melted butter or olive oil and top with your favorite ingredients.
• Spread spinach mixture on prepared phyllo sheets.
• Top spinach with 1/2 of mozzarella.
• Dredge tomatoes in bread crumbs and arrange on top of mozzarella.
• Top with remaining mozzarella and feta cheese.
• Bake in preheated 400°F oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

TOMATO-ONION PHYLLO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Brush a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with some of the melted butter. Unroll phyllo dough; cut stack into a 10-1/2x9-in. rectangle. Discard scraps., Line bottom and sides of prepared pan with 2 sheets of phyllo dough (sheets will overlap slightly). Brush with butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers 5 times. (Keep dough covered with a damp towel until ready to use to prevent it from drying out.) , Top with layers of remaining phyllo dough; brush with remaining butter. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; arrange onion and tomatoes over cheese. Sprinkle with oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake until edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

GREEK-STYLE SPINACH PIZZA WITH PHYLLO CRUST

Steps:

• Cook the spinach in a pot of salted water for about 2-3 minutes; drain in a colinder, then run under cold water to cool.
• Squeeze out any moisture using hands.
• Set oven to 400 degrees (IMPORTANT, use middle oven rack).
• Brush a large baking sheet lightly with melted butter.
• Put one sheet of the phyllo on the buttered baking sheet, then brush the top of the sheet with about 1 tablespoon butter (you will not need more than 7 tablespoons butter since you brushing 7 sheets of phyllo, use the butter sparingly as the phyllo will be too greasy, you might even want to use less than the 7 tablespoons!).
• Sprinkle the buttered phyllo with 2 scant tablespoons Parmesan cheese.
• Lay another sheet of phyllo on top and press firmly so that it adheres to the bottom piece of phyllo.
• Brush the sheet with melted butter, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Layer the remaining phyllo in the same manner ending with a sheet of phyllo.
• Brush the top sheet lightly with melted butter.
• Bake for about 3-5 minutes.
• For the topping; sprinkle the spinach evenly over the crust, leaving about 1-inch border all around.
• Then season with black pepper and a little salt.
• Sprinkle the sliced red onion over the spinach, then sprinkle with kalamata olives.
• Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake the phyllo pizza for about 15 minutes or until the feta is melted.
• Slice into squares using a pizza wheel.

GREEK PIZZA ON PHYLLO WITH FETA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Melt butter/oil on medium/low heat in small saucepan. Cover phyllo with barely dampened kitchen towel (not paper).
• In a bowl, combine cheeses, oregano, pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
• Brush baking sheet with oil/butter mixture. Place 1 sheet phyllo in center. Brush with butter-oil. Add 2nd sheet of phyllo, brush with oil. Add 3rd sheet, but do NOT brush with oil. Just sprinkle a LITTLE (i.e. ~2 TBS) of the cheese mixture on top. Add another layer of phyllo. Repeat, until all phyllo is used.
• Brush top layer with butter/oil. Sprinkle with ½ of the remaining cheese. Sprinkle with the scallions, then the tomatoes, evenly over the top of the pizza, leaving a 1-inch border around edge. Season the tomatoes with salt, and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Trim the edges if desired.
• Bake on the TOP shelf of the oven until cheese is melted and phyllo is golden and crisp on the edges; 20-30 minutes. Good with a Pinôt Gris, Pinôt Grigio. Sangiovese or Chianti wine.

PHYLLO DOUGH PIZZA

Steps:

• Butter a baking sheet with a brush. Lay down one layer of dough and brush with butter. Repeat process until all dough is layered and buttered. Fold in sides of rectangle to form a crust. Top with onions, olives, tomatoes and cheese. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until phyllo crust is golden brown.