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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