Categories: Desserts & Sweets

Whole Wheat Paklava

Display in the bakery section at Whole Foods

The other day, Doug and I went to Whole Foods to pick up fish for my Baked Fish Armenian style recipe. While there, we scoured the shelves for other interesting products. Doug, with his eagle-eyes, spotted something in the bakery section that made our hearts skip a beat– prepared whole wheat paklava filled with pistachio nuts! 

We didn’t know how long ago their paklava had been made, and it looked more syrupy than our homemade version. But how could we pass up a dessert that was calling our names? Plus, it was our duty to do a taste-test.
Whole wheat baklava with pistachios from Whole Foods
We often take a ‘coffee break’ in the afternoon, (one of the perks of retirement!) and on
this day, the whole wheat paklava was our very special treat. We didn’t notice any difference in taste in terms of the whole wheat fillo, but I’ll stick to my own recipe in regard to sweetness.
Whole Foods product update: I just learned that our local Whole Foods now carries organic whole wheat phyllo (fillo) dough from The Fillo Factory in their frozen food department.
If that isn’t enough, The Fillo Factory also makes fillo dough from organic spelt!

Now that I have a box of it in my freezer, you can bet I’ll be making something with it soon!

 

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