Today another recipe made by my son, who now cooks every free moment of the week. This time he tried the cheese burek (sirnica), a rich and tasty savory pie.
The burek is a traditional dish of Turkish cuisine, but it is also very popular in several Balkan countries and there are many variations: with meat, with cheese, with spinach, similar to the Greek spanakopita.
The original base that encloses the fillings is the yufta, a sheet slightly thicker than phyllo dough, which Andrea used in this version to prepare the savory pie.
The burek, byrek or börek almost always maintains its characteristic spiral, snail shape, which remains almost unchanged even when the fillings and countries of origin change.
Thanks to Andrea for the cheese burek recipe: we tried it today and it turned out really well!
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- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 15 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 5 sheets phyllo dough
- 1 1/3 cups ricotta cheese (well drained)
- 5.3 oz feta
- 4.2 oz Greek yogurt (whole)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp pecorino cheese (grated)
- 2.5 tbsp butter
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Tools
- Brushes
- Molds
Steps
Place the ricotta in a strainer to drain the whey and be as dry as possible.
Crumble the feta in a bowl, also add the yogurt, eggs, pecorino, salt, pepper, and half of the melted butter.
Add the ricotta as well and mix the mixture well.
Divide the filling into 3 equal parts.
Overlap two sheets of phyllo dough and brush with melted butter.
Pour 1/3 of the filling and softly roll the dough over the filling and place the first spiral roll in the pan.
Repeat with the other two parts of filling and continue to make a spiral covering the entire surface of the mold (9/9.5 inches).
Brush the cheese burek with the remaining melted butter and bake at 375°F for about 35/40 minutes or until the surface is golden and puffed up!
Let it cool and we’re ready to taste it!
Enjoy your meal! Annalisa
