Nutella Filo Pastries
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 30 minutes plus 15 minute freezing time
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Makes 12 pastries
- 150g/5ozs butter
- 12 sheets filo pastry
- 12 teaspoons Nutella
Step 1 - Take the filo pastry out of the fridge and allow to come to room temperature in the packaging. Line a small tray with parchment and scoop 12 teaspoons of Nutella onto it using two teaspoons. Freeze until firm (they should freeze firm in about 15 minutes while you're doing the butter etc). Heat the butter in a saucepan and allow to become foamy and smell nutty. Using a strainer, strain out the solids so that you end up with a clear, golden coloured browned butter.
Step 2 - Preheat oven to 180C/350F fan forced and line a large baking tray with parchment. Remove filo pastry from the packaging and place spread out under a damp tea towel covering completely. Lay the filo lengthways with the longest end facing you and brush with the melted brown butter. Then fold over the pastry accordion style pleating it. Then bring the sides together like an upside down horseshoe fanning it out so that there is a layer to catch the filling. Place the frozen Nutella at the base and then roll up into a parcel or crescent shape. Brush the top generously with extra butter and bake for 30 minutes. Dust with icing or powdered sugar (optional). Serve with a Nutella hot chocolate.
Personal Note
Speaking of chocolate, I have to show you this cute picture of Milo. This afternoon he was literally just sitting at the front door with his Christmas pudding squeaky toy (clearly he's ready for Christmas). For the longest time I always wanted a chocolate toy poodle and the universe was kind that day and gave me my little man Milo. When I first got him my friend Sammie warned me that he wouldn't stay chocolate telling me that he would go grey as he grew older. While I will love him no matter what colour he is, I really love his chocolate colour so much. To me, he has a magical combination of light brown eyes, dark brown nose and chocolate fur.
However since we don't know who his parents are as he was a rescue we can't tell whether he will change. Occasionally we will see a few grey hairs pop up. I've heard that the grey shows up either at 1 year or up to 3 years. For the time being as he is one and a half years old, we are waiting and watching to see if Milo lives up to his chocolatey name!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you like Nutella? Have you ever tried this folding technique?