Cheese Burek

Burek is a Balkan savory appetizer pie made with flaky filo dough and filled with feta and cream cheeses. 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). 

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Preparation time 25 minutes

Servings for 4 people

Ingredients:

• 2 cloves of garlic
• 500 grams ricotta 
• 3 tbsp fresh cream 
• 30 grams butter
• 1 packet of pasta filo
• salt and pepper

Preparations:

1. Prepare the cheese cream. Peel and chop the garlic cloves, mix the ricotta, fresh cream and add salt and pepper.
2. Form the rolls. Lay all the sheets of dough on a flat surface.
3. Spread the cheese cream evenly over the entire surface. Roll the dough into a sausage and cut sections of om Place them upright in a troule with a lack of butter beforehand. 
4. Cook the burek. Preheat the oven to 220 C
5. Brush all the sheets with melted butter and bake for 25 minutes, until the burek is golden brown.