Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

i have deep fried these wraps as phyillo pastry taste better fried and dust them with icing sugar when ready...

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

KEY to avoiding leaking-- cut your phyllo into strips and wrap around a spoon of filling in a triangle shape just like folding a flag-- then you will have many more layers of phyllo to contain the filling, and not so much of a seam. (I wonder if the author intended this? but not very clear from the instructions..)

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Georgette

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Home Town: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

I live in Europe (have for 15 years) in a country next door to Italy where they use mascarpone cheese and phyllo dough all the time. Maybe I can help everyone with the leakages problem. I have never seen anyone try and make separate triangles or squares with phyllo dough. It is always used in a pan and then cut later. Even though I haven't tried this recipe yet, when I do, I will layer the bottom of a pan (15x11" or 9x13") with 3-4 sheets of phyllo (brushing the butter in between each layer). Then spread the filling over the layers and finishing with 3-4 more sheets of phyllo brushing the butter on the top, as well. The baking time will probably vary. Once it's baked, let it cool completely then cut in squares or, as they like to do here, cut diagonally to the right and then the left making diamond shapes. Hopefully, this will work. If anyone tries this before I do, let me know how it works. Hope this help!

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Joan B.

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009

Despite reading all the reviews and ensuring that the mascarpone filling I made was a very thick paste, the filling spilt out everywhere within the first 10 minutes of cooking. I think the oven temperature is too high as well as after 15 minutes my pastry was almost at a burnt stage. I threw everything out which was a very costly exercise, given the price of mascarpone. I won't be trying this out again, I'm afraid.

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RECHJM

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2008

This was great!! Next time, I'd serve the phyllo dough with some of the mascarpone-chocolate mix and some mascarpone with a little sugar and vanilla mixed in as a little break from the delicious, rich "chocolatey-ness" of the recipe. Mine weren't bitter at all and they didn't leak very much. Yummm!!! The trick is to make the chocolate mix pretty thick, like a paste. Then it really shouldn't leak too badly. If you need to add more sweetening, add confectioner's sugar and you should be all set! Serve with a drizzle of dark chocolate syrup and powdered sugar. :)

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2008

Made this into a layered dish after reading reviews about oozing, and while the filling was amazing, the phyllo was overtaken by it. Next time I will keep the phyllo all on top and bottom , without doing layers. The filling tasted like really good chocolate croissant filling. Yum yum!

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2008

I have made this several times now b/c I love it, BUT I cannot keep the filling from seeping out no matter what I try (less filling, wrap it extra, bake all up against each other). Will keep trying, but that's why it's not a 5.

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Jill B

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2008

Phyllo is very delicate. When making your triangles only use 1 tblespoon of mixture. then take some eggwash toseal the edges before baking. Also instead of cocoa use semi sweet baking chocolate. This will give it better flavor.

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

I halved the recipe because I've never worked with phyllo. They were a complete mess (mostly my fault), but SO good! I added a tablespoon of sugar and increased the vanilla because of reviews of bitterness. Definitely decrease the amount of filling in each triangle, or you'll be cleaning the bottom of your oven just like me! Next time, I'll try the mascarpone substitute on this site because the real thing is hard to find and VERY expensive where I live.

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2007

eh. after making this i realized i only like savory phyllo dough recipes. i made the recipe to specs, then in a few i added some cherry pie filling (omitting the honey in the chocolate filling). the cherry pie ones were actually better. i personally don't like working with phyllo dough, so maybe that's another reason i didn't like this recipe. the best thing i've made with phyllo dough is stromboli, and that's the only thing i'll ever make with phyllo dough!

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2007

as good as mascarpone, chocolate, nuts and phyllo pastry can be. i use less ingrendients, i use best choc spread mixed with mascarpone and walnuts and wrap it in the phyllo pastry. not sure how to make a triangle so i just fold it in square, and still leaking. im ight have to use more phyllo to avoid leaking...maybe, dunno.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2006

I scaled the recipe down to 4 servings & I added a couple of tbp of sugar to the filling. (it was a bit bitter before & I didn't want to add more honey for fear of making the filling runny). Like Princess Antz, most of the filling leaked out while baking (I baked @ 375 for 20 minutes & they were a perfect golden brown). Although there was enough left to be able to enjoy the dessert still....hence the 4 stars. (It would have gotten five if the filling was sweeter & most of the filling hadn't been lost). Next time I think I will try not putting so much filling in but I don't think there is anyway to seal phyllo dough so I'm thinking this recipe might be better suited in phyllo cups. The taste was excellent...there is just some issues w/ the logistics of the recipe. I drizzled each w/ a little honey & garnished w/ chocolate curls. Thansk Mary Bayramian...despite the problems w/ the recipe, it was delicious!

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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2006

This was terrible. The filling wasn't sweet enough. It was actually a little bitter. Also the filling completely oozed out of the pastry onto my baking tray which made a huge mess. Won't be trying again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2006

Anything made with phyllo always looks inpressive... and even though everyone loved these, I found them mediocre. Will make again if asked to otherwise I will find somehting else

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