Greek Borrekas
"Posting for ZWT6 (Greece)"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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Dough
- 4 1⁄2 cups unbleached flour
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- salt, dash of
-
Filling
- 1 egg, beaten
- 5 ounces feta cheese
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- sesame seeds
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Stir with a wooden spoon flour, oil, water and salt in a bowl.
- Mix all together to form a soft dough.
- Place the dough in a sheet (flat) and start kneading with your hands for about 10 minutes until the dough is ready
- Cover with a dry towel and let stand for 15 minutes
- Cut the dough and form a ball about the size of an orange
- With a rolling pin, flatten the dough to the size of a circle 3 inches in diameter
- Continue until all the dough is used and in circles.
- Mix in a bowl the beaten egg, feta cheese and cream cheese
- Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of each circle.
- Fold each to form a half moon.
- Press closed the edges.
- Place a glass, 3 inches in diameter, on the top of each borreka and take off the excess dough.
- Pinch the edges firmly closed; continue until all are filled and closed.
- Line a shallow baking pan with foil
- Beat egg in a bowl
- Brush the top of each borreka with egg, then sprinkle with sesame seeds
- Arrange borrekas around the pan.
- Bake in a 350°F over for 35 minutes or until brown; be careful not to burn them.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AZPARZYCH
Peoria, 41
<p><span><strong>I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys; Joshua (8years), Kaiden (5 years), and baby GIRL, Madalynn (19 months)! I also have two fur babies (cats); Kobee, AJ; we had to put our youngest cat Sly down Jan 2014. :(. I am also married to my best friend, Jeff and have been since April 2005. I love cooking, hate cleaning and will do whatever I can to get out of it! I love grilling and baking. I do most of the grilling at my house, and bake for almost a week straight at Christmas time! I can make or will attempt just about anything, though I rarely make brownies, my husband's are the best! Homemade breads are not my friend, so I am always working on bread baking.</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>As for recipe ideas (besides zaar) Cooking Light Cookbooks are my favorites. I love to make new meals and try new things; it is hard though because my husband is picky when it comes to veggies (and hates seafood); If it were up to him we would have baked-bread crumb chicken and white rice at least one meal a day! Over the past couple years with zaar, I have found tons of new recipes my family normally wouldn’t eat but have been happily surprised with new favorites.</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>I love to join in all of the tag games; I haven't been as present as I would like, but as soon as my Jeff is back from working in Ohio I will be back in full tagging mode! </strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>Cooking is my hobby and passion, I always like to host the family get togethers and volunteer for the potluck dishes. Most of all though are my kids; being home all day with them is fun and challenging, but I wouldn’t trade it for any salary!!</strong></span></p>
