Berry Filled Phyllo Flowers Recipes

Steps:

• Coat two 10-oz. custard cups with cooking spray. Place on a baking sheet. , Place sheets of phyllo dough in a single layer on a work surface; coat with cooking spray. Cut in half widthwise. Layer four pieces in each custard cup, alternating corner points (allow ends to hang over edge). Brush phyllo cups with butter. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. , Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before carefully removing phyllo cups to a wire rack to cool completely. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar, orange juice and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in the strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Spoon into flower cups. Top with additional berries. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Roll up phyllo dough and cut into 1/4-in.-wide strips. Place strips in a large bowl; toss with butter, sugar and orange zest until coated. Divide strips into six portions; shape into nests on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 5-7 minutes or until golden., In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat marmalade until melted. In a large bowl, combine the oranges and berries in a large bowl; drizzle with marmalade and juices. Sprinkle with lemon and lime zest; gently toss to coat. Just before serving, spoon into nests. Garnish with mint if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Brush 1 sheet phyllo lightly with butter and sprinkle a pinch of sugar around border; gather edges and place in muffin pan cup, lining bottom and sides. Repeat with remaining sheets. Bake until crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Let rest in pan 2 to 3 minutes; transfer cups to a wire rack and cool. In a saucepan, boil thawed blueberries, cornstarch, remaining 1/3 cup sugar and nutmeg. Cook until syrupy, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Remove from heat; mash berries lightly and cool, 15 minutes. Stir in fresh berries. Assemble flowers: Fill each cup with 1/4 cup sorbet and top with berry mixture.

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12-by-8-inch rectangular tart pan with a removable bottom. Place phyllo on a work surface and cover with plastic wrap.
• Working with one sheet of phyllo at a time, use a pastry brush to coat one side with butter. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar and fold sheet in half crosswise; butter the top. Transfer sheet, buttered-side up, onto half of prepared pan, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Repeat with a second sheet, butter, and granulated sugar, adding new sheet to other side of pan. Repeat process, buttering and sugaring phyllo, folding it over, and laying it in pan so sheets overlap in a random pattern as you build up a crust that extends all the way around the pan. Fold and ruffle edges to create an even border. Place pan on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Filling: Meanwhile, pulse hazelnuts, brown sugar, flour, and salt in a food processor until very finely ground. Pulse in butter and ginger until smooth. Pulse in eggs until smooth.
• Spread filling in an even layer over warm crust (fill crust immediately after it is out of the oven); top with berries. Bake until filling is puffed, set, and golden brown around the fruit, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Tart is best eaten the day it's made.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut stack of phyllo sheets lengthwise into 4 equal stacks.
• Cover phyllo stacks with 2 overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and then a damp kitchen towel (to keep phyllo moist).
• Remove 3 strips from 1 stack and place separately on a work surface, then brush each strip with butter. Gather and pleat the long side of each strip to form a 3-inch ruffled fan.
• Arrange 3 fans to form a 6-inch circle on 1 corner of baking sheet. Make 3 more circles in same manner and arrange on remainder of baking sheet.
• Sprinkle each circle with 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
• Repeat twice, adding 2 more layers of ruffled fans to each circle, sprinkling each layer with 1/2 teaspoon sugar. (Each flower will have 3 layers of ruffles.)
• Arrange pear slices in 1 slightly overlapping layer on phyllo flowers, leaving a 1-inch border. Place 3 raspberries in center of each flower.
• Sprinkle fruit with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake flowers in middle of oven until phyllo is golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Using a wide spatula, carefully transfer to a rack to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C.
• Brush the sheet of phyllo pastry with melted butter or oil.
• Scrunch up to form a nest and place on a flat or shallow baking tray.
• Spoon the fruit into the centre.
• Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.
• Dust with a little icing sugar if desired.
• Serve with some ready-made custard or whipped cream.
• FILLING IDEAS:.
• Stewed feijoas mixed with a little ginger.
• Cooked apples mixed with a little cinnamon, cloves and pistachio nuts or nuts of your choice.
• Canned peaches mixed with a little coconut and mixed spice.