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Feta börek rolls from the oven

Börek is Turkish street food at its best: paper-thin phyllo pastry filled with savory cheese, rolled up and baked until it crunches with every bite. You prepare the rolls in a glass baking dish, so you can lay them neatly side by side and cook them evenly. With a filling of feta, ricotta and fresh parsley they’re on the table in half an hour. Sharing is the idea, but that doesn’t always happen.

Recipe

Feta börek rolls from the oven

These feta börek rolls are filled with creamy feta and fresh herbs, rolled in crispy phyllo pastry and baked until golden in the oven. Perfect as a snack, starter or simply when you fancy something tasty.

Course Appetizer
Kitchen Turkish
Servings 4 people

Preparation time

Preparation time 20 min
Time in oven 25 min
Stiffen up min. 5 min
Total 50 min

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Fork
  • Pastry brush
  • Baking dish
  • Parchment paper
  • Sharp knife
  • Cutting board

Ingredients

  • 200 g feta
  • 125 g ricotta
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried mint
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 10 to 12 sheets phyllo pastry (thawed if they came from the freezer)
  • 60 g unsalted butter, melted (or olive oil)
  • Sesame seeds or nigella seeds (optional)

How to make feta börek rolls?

    1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan).
    2. Crumble the feta into a bowl. Add the ricotta, the egg, the finely chopped parsley, the dried mint and black pepper. Stir everything together until you have a smooth, creamy filling.
    3. Place a sheet of phyllo pastry on a clean work surface. Lightly brush it with melted butter or olive oil. Place a second sheet on top and brush that as well.
    4. Spoon a generous tablespoon of filling into a thin strip along the short edge of the pastry, about 2 cm from the edge. Fold the sides in slightly and roll the pastry up tightly into a compact roll.
    5. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling until everything is used. You’ll have about 10 to 12 rolls.
    6. Line the baking dish with parchment paper and place the rolls neatly next to each other. Brush the top of each roll generously with melted butter or olive oil.
    7. Optionally sprinkle sesame seeds or nigella seeds over the rolls for extra flavor and a nice finish.
    8. Put the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake the rolls for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
    9. Let the rolls rest for 5 minutes before serving. Delicious with a fresh yogurt dip or simply on their own.

A glass baking dish is exactly what you need for this recipe. You can see along the sides when the bottom has turned a nice golden brown, and the rolls cook evenly without anything sticking to the base. After the meal the dish simply goes in the dishwasher.

Making more rolls than you can eat at once? Fine. Let them cool, put them back in the dish with the lid on and store them in the fridge. The next day, reheat them in the oven at 160°C and they’ll be just as crispy as fresh.