Feta Cheese Burek (Phyllo Dough)

September 4, 2020 Receipt Cheese 0

Feta Cheese Burek (Phyllo Dough) An Eastern European delicacy. Probably one of the most loved foods from the Balkans. There are two ways to create burek: with homemade dough or with phyllo dough (pre-made store-bought). In this recipe we will be using the pre-made phyllo dough. You can put potatoes, meat, spinach, boiled cabbage, or feta cheese inside! This one will be with feta cheese. Truly a tasty meal! And very easy to make! Eat with yogurt for authenticity.

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 cup feta cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 cup cottage cheese
½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®), softened
2 eggs
1 (8 ounce) package phyllo dough
1 cup milk
1 cup vegetable oil

Time Details

PREP :

COOK : 40 mins

TOTAL : 1 hr 10 mins

SERVING : 6

YIELD : 6 burek

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet lightly.

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Step 2

Mix feta cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and eggs together in a bowl. Whisk milk and oil together in a small bowl.
Step 3

Brush milk-oil mixture over 3 sheets of phyllo dough and stack together. Place some of the cheese mixture in a straight line on one end of the dough. Roll up tightly to form a spiral shape. Transfer spiral to the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining milk-oil mixture, phyllo dough, and cheese mixture.
Step 4

Bake burek in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes.

Per Serving: 774 calories; protein 19.4g; carbohydrates 26.5g; fat 66.2g; cholesterol 145.7mg; sodium 916.6mg.