Burek

No, not Borat - burek is a traditional Turkish appetizer / side dish that consists of phyllo dough and some kind of filling, in this case a Feta cheese mixture. (Other recipes call for mince meat.)

Borek can either be served like baklava - in layers - or rolled like a cigarette. The recipe I used can be found here. You just tear some wide strips of phyllo dough, butter the sheets, and roll with filling.


I made these recently for a group party, and they were a big hit. However, I forgot to take pictures at the time, so I made them again this week just for Dave and I. They were very tasty, but I have plenty of leftover phyllo dough, so I'm probably going to have to do some baklava, but in a smaller pan. Oy...