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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups unbleached flour |
1 cup vegetable oil |
1 cup water |
salt, dash of |
1 egg, beaten |
5 ounces feta cheese |
8 ounces cream cheese |
1 egg, beaten |
sesame seeds |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Stir with a wooden spoon flour, oil, water and salt in a bowl.
3. Mix all together to form a soft dough.
4. Place the dough in a sheet (flat) and start kneading with your hands for about 10 minutes until the dough is ready
5. Cover with a dry towel and let stand for 15 minutes
6. Cut the dough and form a ball about the size of an orange
7. With a rolling pin, flatten the dough to the size of a circle 3 inches in diameter
8. Continue until all the dough is used and in circles.
9. Mix in a bowl the beaten egg, feta cheese and cream cheese
10. Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of each circle.
11. Fold each to form a half moon.
12. Press closed the edges.
13. Place a glass, 3 inches in diameter, on the top of each borreka and take off the excess dough.
14. Pinch the edges firmly closed; continue until all are filled and closed.
15. Line a shallow baking pan with foil
16. Beat egg in a bowl
17. Brush the top of each borreka with egg, then sprinkle with sesame seeds
18. Arrange borrekas around the pan.
19. Bake in a 350°F over for 35 minutes or until brown; be careful not to burn them.
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