Bosnia & Herzegovina · Southeast Europe
Burek sa Sirom
Coiled cheese pie in filo — bakery breakfast across the Balkans.
60 min Serves 6 mediumpastryvegetarianbreakfast
Ingredients
- 1 pack filo pastry
- 400g feta or young cheese
- 2 eggs
- 200g yoghurt
- Oil or melted butter
Method
- 1
Mash the cheese with eggs and half the yoghurt.
- 2
Brush two filo sheets with oil and spread a line of filling along one edge.
- 3
Roll into a long rope and coil into an oiled round tin.
- 4
Repeat until the tin is filled in a spiral.
- 5
Bake at 200C for 35 minutes, then brush with the rest of the yoghurt and bake 5 minutes more.
Budget note
Filo and cheese: a tray that feeds six for the price of two coffees.
Cooking this way every week? Read our guide to the Mediterranean diet on a budget for the pantry list, cost-saving swaps and a 7-day plan.
From the book
Konoba & Kafana
This recipe is one of six in the printable ebook — the same recipes, collected as a PDF you can cook from offline or print.
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