Cream cheese burekas
Yield: 1 Pieces MMMMM
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c Farmer's cheese
- 1 lg Egg lightly beaten
- 1 c Finely grated cheddar cheese
- 2 oz Cream cheese
- 1/8 ts Salt pn Nutmeg pn Ground white pepper
- 8 Sheets phyllo dough; cut in -3" strips
- 1/2 c Butter (1 stick); melted
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl mash the farmer's cheese with a fork until crumbly. Mix in egg cheddar cheese cream cheese salt nutmeg and white pepper. Blend well. Brush each phyllo strip with butter and spread 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture in a corner. Fold over like a flag to make a triangle fold again to make a square then a third time to make a triangle. Using a pancake turner place on a greased baking sheet. Brush the top with butter. Repeat with the remaining filling and the remaining phyllo dough. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden. Eat immediately or refrigerate and reheat the next morning. Nutritional info per pastry: 47 cal; 2g pro 3g carb 3g fat(61%) 13mg chol 80mg sodium Source: Miami Herald 12/14/95
