Feta Cheese Burek (Phyllo Dough)

Recipesfull introduces to you: Vegetarian Recipes. (Feta Cheese Burek (Phyllo Dough)). 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). In this recipe we will be using the pre-made phyllo dough. You can put potatoes, meat, spinach, boiled cabbage, or feta cheese inside! This one will be with feta cheese. Truly a tasty meal! And very easy to make! Eat with yogurt for authenticity.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 burek

Feta Cheese Burek (Phyllo Dough)

Ingredients

1 cup feta cheese

1 cup sour cream

1 cup cottage cheese

½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®)

softened

2 eggs

1 (8 ounce) package phyllo dough

1 cup milk

1 cup vegetable oil

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet lightly.

Step 2

Mix feta cheese sour cream cottage cheese cream cheese and eggs together in a bowl. Whisk milk and oil together in a small bowl.

Step 3

Brush milk-oil mixture over 3 sheets of phyllo dough and stack together. Place some of the cheese mixture in a straight line on one end of the dough. Roll up tightly to form a spiral shape. Transfer spiral to the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining milk-oil mixture phyllo dough and cheese mixture.

Step 4

Bake burek in the preheated oven until golden brown about 40 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Feta Cheese Burek (Phyllo Dough)

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 773.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.4g 39%

Carbohydrates: 26.5g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 4g

Fat: 66.2g 102%

Saturated Fat: 23.7g 119%

Cholesterol: 145.7mg 49%

Vitamin A Iu: 896.1IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.9mg 46%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 17%

Vitamin C: 0.4mg 1%

Folate: 67.3mcg 17%

Calcium: 349.5mg 35%

Iron: 2.1mg 12%

Magnesium: 27.3mg 10%

Potassium: 245.9mg 7%

Sodium: 916.6mg 37%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 32%

Calories From Fat: 595.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.