Greek Borrekas

9 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

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

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