Cheese And Onion Pastries - Borek |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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these borek are crunchy cheesy treats, can use spinach in place of onion or with onion or a lamb and tomato with a little garlic and chilli to spice them up Ingredients:
1 pack phyllo pastry |
1cup feta cheese, crumbled |
2 fresh green onion, finely chopped |
handful of parsley or dill, chopped |
1 egg yolk |
1 egg white |
1/2 cup veg oil |
Directions:
1. Mix the filling ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
2. Put the egg white in a small bowl to stick the edge of the borek and leave aside.
3. Place the three sheets of pastry on top of each other on the counter with the long side front of you.
4. Cut in 4 equal strips from top to bottom
5. do the same to the other 3 sheets
6. Now you should have 24 long pieces of phyllo pastry.
7. Put one teaspoonful filling on the bottom end of each sheet.
8. First fold it diagonally to form a triangle.
9. Continue to fold borek up to the top.
10. brush the egg white on the open end of the last fold and close it up.
11. Finish all the sheets.
12. Heat up the sunflower oil on the stove in a frying pan.
13. Fry each borek equally over medium heat until they take a light golden colour.
14. Don't turn your back, they fry quickly and may burn:{
15. drain on kitchen towel
16. Serve Borek while they are still warm as an appetizer or with Turkish Tea as a snack.
17. Phyllo Pastry may dry while you're folding them - cover with a clean towel while you fold the rest.
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