Cooking Recipe Cream Cheese Burekas

Recipe Ingredients

FORMATTED BY LISA CRAWFORD

1/2 c Farmer's cheese
1 lg Egg, lightly beaten
1 c Finely grated cheddar cheese
2 oz Cream cheese
1/8 ts Salt
pn Nutmeg
pn Ground white pepper
8 Sheets phyllo dough; cut in
-3" strips
1/2 c Butter (1 stick); melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl mash the farmer's cheese
with a fork until crumbly. Mix in egg, cheddar cheese, cream cheese,
salt, nutmeg, and white pepper. Blend well. Brush each phyllo strip
with butter and spread 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture in a corner.
Fold over like a flag to make a triangle, fold again to make a
square, then a third time to make a triangle. Using a pancake
turner, place on a greased baking sheet. Brush the top with butter.
Repeat with the remaining filling and the remaining phyllo dough.
Bake for about 15 minutes, until golden. Eat immediately, or
refrigerate and reheat the next morning.

Nutritional info per pastry: 47 cal; 2g pro, 3g carb, 3g fat(61%),
13mg chol, 80mg sodium

Source: Miami Herald, 12/14/95

Categories matching this recipe

Jewish ,Pastries ,Ethnic ,Miamiherald