BOEREGS (FLAKY ARMENIAN PUFF PASTRY) AS MADE BY BLAKE BESHARIAN RECIPE BY TASTY
Boeregs are a classic part of Armenian mezze. They can be filled with a range of cheeses, meats, and sweet fillings. The fillings used here are fairly traditional and extra-delicious since they're filled with savory cheese. They make a great appetizer or light lunch.
Provided by Rie McClenny
Categories Appetizers
Yield 48 boeregs
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Make the herbed feta filling: Heat the olive oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the nutmeg and cumin and stir to combine, then remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool completely.
- In a food processor, combine the spinach, parsley, rodopa cheese, egg, and the cooled onion mixture and pulse until broken down into a chunky paste. Transfer the filling to a bowl and set aside. Wipe out the food processor.
- Make the melted Kashkaval filling: Add the parsley, chives, egg, and Kashkaval cheese to the clean food processor and pulse until the mixture breaks down into a chunky paste. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line 2 baking sheets, or as many as you have, with parchment paper.
- Assemble the boeregs: Unroll the filo dough and cut crosswise into 3½-inch (9 cm) wide strips. Cover the filo dough with a damp towel while you fill the boeregs.
- Lay a strip of dough lengthwise on a cutting board. Holding the top of the dough with your left index finger, brush a thin layer of melted butter over the length of the dough. Scoop ½ tablespoon of filling at the top center of the strip, about ½ inch (1 ¼ cm) from the top. Fold the top left corner of the dough over the filling to make a triangle. Brush more melted butter on the top of the triangle, then continue folding and brushing until you reach the end of the dough strip, trimming any excess dough that doesn't fold all the way over. Transfer to a prepared baking sheet and cover with a kitchen towel. Repeat with the remaining dough strips and filling to make about 24 boereg with each filling. Reserve any leftover dough for another use.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks with the water.
- Brush the egg wash over the boeregs, then sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
- Bake the boeregs for 10-12 minutes, until golden, flaky, and crisp. Serve warm.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110 calories, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 0 grams
CHEESE BOUREKAS
Middle-Eastern style puff pastry pockets filled with cheese. Great served as an appetizer or the traditional Israeli way for breakfast with salad, olives, cheese, and plain yogurt. Could also be filled with leftover mashed potatoes, or a spinach and feta mixture.
Provided by GCBENEZRA
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Beat 1 egg in a medium bowl, and mix in the cheese. Season with parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- On a lightly floured surface, cut each sheet of puff pastry into 6 equal squares to give 12 squares in total. Beat the remaining egg with water in small bowl. Brush edges of each square lightly with egg wash. Place a heaping tablespoon of the cheese mixture in the center of each square. Fold pastry over the filling, and seal edges with a fork. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet, brush with remaining egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.2 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 43.1 mg, Fat 20.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 8.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 230.4 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
BOUREK (MEAT FILLED PASTRY)
This is an Algerian appetizer. Traditionally ground lamb is used for the filling but you can also try ground beef or turkey or even one time I did spinach and feta. You can also adjust the seasonings. I think phyllo dough is a pain to work with and was told to try it with an asian type wrapper. I tried but it didn't come out as well. You can fold the dough around it pretty much any way you want. Just do them all the same so they cook in the same amount of time.
Provided by Cookie16
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the lamb and stir-fry a minute.
- Add the onion, parsley, salt, pepper and cinnamon and cook over medium low heat til lamb is cooked through.
- Take one sheet of phyllo and fold both side to the center length-wise.
- Sprinkle lightly with melted butter.
- Place 2 heaping tablespoons of meat stuffing at one end of the phyllo.
- Press it out til it is about 4 inches wide and 1 inch deep.
- Roll the dough over and roll about 3 times.
- Sprinkle a bit more butter on the end and dab with egg to seal.
- Do this with the remaining meat mix and phyllo.
- Bake in a buttered baking dish in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
AUTHENTIC ARMENIAN CHEESE BOUREKS WITH A TWIST
These are like cheese puffs, or similar to Greek tyropita, but the Armenian version does not use fillo dough - it is made with homemade dough, rolled very thin and light, then stuffed with a light cheese filling and baked with egg brushed across the top so it comes out golden and crispy - they can be made small as delectable appetizers, or you can make them larger and eat them as a light lunch with a salad or next to soup... the kids will LOVE them!
Provided by ArmenianMama
Categories Southwest Asia (middle East)
Time 40m
Yield 8-12 bouregs, 8-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large blowl, add water and oil. knead together until soft and springs back to the touch. Form into 14 individual balls, pat into round circles. Cover and let this sit while you mix the filling to rest --
- Filling: combine the eggs with the softened cream cheese with the blue cheese, the feta cheese and the ricotta cheese. You can add some parsley for flavor if you wish.
- to make the boureg, flatten out each circle into a 3-4 inch flat circle, place 1 tablespoon of the filling on 1/2 of the circle, fold the circle in half and seal the edges so that its a 1/2 circle, twist a bit to form a crescent shape (moon) -- keep the bouregs about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet, let rest again for about 15 minutes while the oven is warming up.
- Turn oven on at 350 degrees, brush the beaten egg whites on the bouregs to make them flaky as they bake -- place the tray in the oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Bouregs are delicious when served with a tray of fruit and a cup of tea -- enjoy!
- Tip: If you want to do these in a hurry, you can use bisquick buttery flaky crescent rolls in the refrigerated aisle - just roll each crescent into a ball, smooth out into a 3 to 4 inch circle and use the same filling -- Our favorite fruit to serve with these is sliced sugared strawberries and red grapes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 493.4, Fat 31.5, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 117.4, Sodium 658.9, Carbohydrate 35.6, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1, Protein 16.6
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