
Borek with Cheese and Spinach
A Turkish pastry of ricotta cheese, spinach and puff pastry, seasoned with cumin and nutmeg and baked in the oven.
50 min · Serves 10 · Easy
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 30 min · Cook 20 min · 50 min total
- easy
- 1
Defrost spinach and squeeze all liquid out. Put cheeses, onion, eggs, cumin, nutmeg, and pepper in the food processor. Pulse till well mixed.
- 2
Add spinach and pulse a few times. Cut puff pastry into 5x5 squares for a large breakfast or meal-size serving. For appetizer or snack, cut puff pastry into.
- 3
2 1/2x5 inch strips. Fill each square with approximately 2 tbsp filling in the middle. Fold pastry over to create a triangle. Pinch sides very well with your fingers, so that filling won't escape. For the smaller strips, use 1-2 tsp filling on bottom half of strip and fold strip over to make a square. Seal well.
- 4
Brush each one with milk and sprinkle sesame. Seeds over. Bake approximately 20 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet, or until browned & puffed up. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



