Filo pastry question.

[Crosbie]

Is Filo pastry the same as spring roll pastry (just wondered)?

Cheers
Crosbie

[binley100]

Not really sure, Filo is greek pastry that you have to keep covered when its out the packet and brush with oil or meltd butter else it drys out. I think the chinese version is a bit thicker tbh. But try it , it might work.

[rustylady]

It would probably work, but spring rolls are made from little pancakes - not sure what goes into the mix, but some sort of batter. You make your pancake, put in the filling and then re-fry.

[Bigmallly]

Yes Filo is used for spring rolls & samosas.

Glossary Term - Pastry

[rustylady]

Thanks Mally, useful link.

[vicky]

It's not the same thing but you can make samosas and spring rolls out of it anyway. We brush ours with melted butter and bake them in the oven. They don't taste quite the same but are delish anyway!

[smallblueplanet]

It's not the same pastry.

However some people use it if the can't get spring roll wrappers, but read these answers if you're gonna fry your spring rolls & use filo:

I want to make spring rolls and i have filo pastry...

[Crosbie]

Thanks for your suggestions and for sending the links which were very interesting...

I'd done a 10 mile round trip looking hi and lo for Filo pastry having ignored readily available spring-roll pastry from a local store.

When I later realised the ingredients and method of manufacture(?) were the same it made me question whether I could've and should've just bought spring roll pastry for my spinach and feta cheese pie.

Thanks and regards

Crosbie