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.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 774 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup feta cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package phyllo dough
• ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®), softened

Recipe Instructions

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.