Chocolate Phyllo
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup butter clarified
- 3 sheets phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
- 1 cup sugar
- Thaw Phyllo pack and remove 3 sheets.
- Refold and return remainder to the freezer.
- Cover the 3 sheets with a slightly damp kitchen towel.
- Melt Clarified Butter in the Micro and whisk into the Cocoa until smooth.
- Place a sheet of 1/2 sized parchment on a 1/2 sized SheetPan and reserve.
- Place one sheet of the Phyllo on a Stainless or Marble surface.
- Using a pastry brush, baste the sheet thoroughly with the Cocoa Mixture, stroking from the center outwards so not to tear it.
- Sprinkle inchmedium inch with sugar.
- Add another sheet of Phyllo and repeat through 3 sheets.
- Lift the stack with a Pastry Spatula and lay upside-down on the baking parchment on the SheetPan.
- Baste the bottom (now upside) of the stack with the chocolate.
- Coat with the sugar.
- Cut into triangles with a sharp knife or use a cookie cutter to cut shapes.
- Leave excess in place and cover all with another 1/2 sized sheet of Parchment.
- Place another 1/2 sized Baking Sheet on top and weight with an 8 inch Cast Iron Skillet.
- Bake at 350F (180C) F for 15 minutes until the Phyllo is crisp.
- Remove the Cast Iron Skillet, the upper Baking Sheet, and the upper parchment and allow the rest to cool on a rack for 10 minutes.
- Remove the scraps and break up to feed to the Kiddsters.
- Use the shapes to garnish your favorite Chocolate Dessert.
cocoa powder, butter clarified, phyllo, sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-phyllo-41330 (may not work)