Cook the Book: Cheese Bourekas

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Cook the Book: Cheese Bourekas a try. One serving contains 538 calories, 14g of protein, and 37g of fat. This recipe serves 20. For $1.97 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. 65 people were impressed by this recipe. If you have egg yolks, puff pastry dough, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. With a spoonacular score of 90%, this dish is great. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Cook the Book: Pimento Cheese, Cook the Book: Goat Cheese Blintzes, and Cook the Book: Jalapeño Cheese Fries.

Servings: 20

 

Ingredients:

Freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon corn starch

1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for brushing

2 egg yolks

9 ounces brinza or feta cheese, crumbled

9 ounces kashkaval or Parmesan cheese, grated

3 pounds, 5 ounces puff pastry dough

Sesame seeds for garnishing

Equipment:

oven

baking paper

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). 2 Beat all the ingredients for the filling until smooth. 3 Roll the dough into a 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick sheet. Cut into 5-inch (12-cm) squares. Put one tablespoon of the filling in the center of each square, fold diagonally to form a triangle and pinch the edges together. Arrange the bourekas with sufficient space between them on a tray lined with baking paper. 4 Brush the triangles with the beaten egg and sprinkle sesame seeds on top. 5 Bake for about 30 minutes until the bourekas are golden and plump and smell delicious.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

2. Beat all the ingredients for the filling until smooth.

3. Roll the dough into a 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick sheet.

4. Cut into 5-inch (12-cm) squares. Put one tablespoon of the filling in the center of each square, fold diagonally to form a triangle and pinch the edges together. Arrange the bourekas with sufficient space between them on a tray lined with baking paper.

5. Brush the triangles with the beaten egg and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

6. Bake for about 30 minutes until the bourekas are golden and plump and smell delicious.


Nutrition Information:

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537k Calories
14g Protein
36g Total Fat
38g Carbs
28% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
537k
27%

Fat
36g
57%

  Saturated Fat
11g
71%

Carbohydrates
38g
13%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
47mg
16%

Sodium
524mg
23%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
14g
28%

Vitamin C
95mg
115%

Vitamin A
2525IU
51%

Selenium
25µg
37%

Manganese
0.62mg
31%

Calcium
307mg
31%

Vitamin B1
0.4mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.45mg
26%

Folate
103µg
26%

Phosphorus
253mg
25%

Copper
0.43mg
21%

Vitamin B3
4mg
20%

Iron
3mg
19%

Vitamin B6
0.37mg
19%

Vitamin K
15µg
14%

Fiber
3g
14%

Magnesium
56mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Potassium
260mg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.42µg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.51mg
5%

Vitamin D
0.26µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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