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Boreks




Source of Recipe


Kitchen Bible






Recipe Introduction


These small cigar-shaped cheese pastries from Turkey are seen on Middle Eastern menus all over the world.





List of Ingredients



• 6 oz feta cheese, finely crumbled
  
• 1 tsp dried mint or 1 T chopped fresh mint
  
• pinch of ground nutmeg
  
• freshly ground black pepper
  
• 8 thawed frozen filo sheets
  
• 4 T butter, melted
  






Instructions



1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine the feta, mint, and nutmeg, and season with black pepper.
   
2. Lay the filo sheets on top of each other and cut into 3 long strips, 4 inches wide.
   
3. Taking one strip of pastry at a time, brush with butter.
   
4. Place a heaping teaspoon of the cheese mixture at one end. Roll up the pastry into a cylinder, stopping after rolling one-third to fold over the long sides of the filo to completely enclose the filling, then finish rolling. Make sure the ends are tightly sealed. Transfer to the baking sheet and cover with a damp paper-towel. Do not let the pastries touch each other.
   
5. Lightly brush another baking sheet with the butter. Arrange the pastries on the sheet and brush with the remaining butter. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until crisp and golden. Serve hot or warm.
   






Final Comments


Makes 24

Good with Middle Eastern dishes as part of a meze platter.

Variation: SPINACH BOREKS: Substitute the cheese filling for the following mixture: Saute 2 chopped scallions in 1 T olive oil. Stir in 5 oz baby spinach leaves; cook until wilted. Drain, cool, then chop finely. Mix in 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese and 1 T chopped dill. Season with salt and pepper.