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. If you don’t have fresh bay leaves, you can add a few sprigs of rosemary to (and immediately remove it from) the syrup at the same time as the cinnamon and cardamom. Sliced lemongrass, lemon balm or verbena are lovely alternatives.

Portokalopita is an amazingly refreshing and truly delicious Greek cake. Made with phyllo, yogurt, and soaked in syrup.

This dessert originally from Crete, is so easy to make you are going to be blown away in how amazing it tastes!

If you've ever worked with phyllo dough, you know that you've got limited time to use it before it turns into a flaky, dried out mess. All is not lost. (All links open a new page, so you won't lose your spot when you look around! Get information on gardening and cultural traditions, recipes, stories, and more!)…

The best recipe you’ve never heard of is Broken Phyllo Cake. We’d never heard of it either, until we visited chef Marianna Leivaditaki in Crete. It’s her...

Portokalopita - Greek orange phyllo cake is a decadent syrupy Greek dessert. Easy to make with simple ingredients like oranges, phyllo sheets, yogurt and star anise, it is an irresistible treat.

This delightful crinkle cake with phyllo dough is a simple culinary masterpiece that's all the rage in the baking community. Experience this delicious dessert, a blend of crispy, flaky layers of phyllo dough with the sweet, indulgent flavors of crinkle cake, creating a dessert that's not just delicious but also creamy with an egg custard.

The best recipe you’ve never heard of is Broken Phyllo Cake. We’d never heard of it either, until we visited chef Marianna Leivaditaki in Crete. It’s her...

Get the recipe for Broken Phyllo Cake With Orange and Bay here: https://bit.ly/3XreRWRThe best recipe you’ve never heard of is Broken Phyllo Cake. We’d never...

The viral TikTok dessert, that took the world by storm for all the right reasons… Sheets of phyllo pastry, sandwiched with delicious baked custard… A star of any party… Can you see that I am struggling to actually do something on the blog? After posting the Coconut Milk Rasam, I came back to […]