He was lucky he arrived in the nick of time! Jun 6, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Nancy M. Discover (and save!) this is EXACTLY how we made it and my daughter who was 7 a t the time used to go over to help. The spice change sounds like a great way to experiment. Val, I haven’t attempted to make the dough myself..I think I’ll wait to we go visit next time and get his mum and grandmother to give me a lesson. 400 ml water is far too little for 1 kilo flour which equals 2,2 pounds. Brush the perimeter with butter. Emina is already using the knife exactly like her mother does to trim the extra length off of the sides of the dough. Analida, Do you have a brand of phyllo you prefer. Elsada is doing the same on her side of the table. Our site contains affiliate links to help maintain our publishing activities. Step 1: Heat the oven to around 200°C (400°F). Why do we have so few choices in Canada? xo. Yum. I would fill it with grated apples and cinnamon and sugar which is another traditional pita in this region, and another of Vanja’s favourites, as well! The paper is dusted with flour and the rounds of rested dough are each rolled onto the paper. there we go. Cut in half. I really admire your determination towards all things culinary, Valerie;) I think the cheese one is my fave! I needed a lot of practice. Later, she was able to show me dough that was not nice as it had clumped when it was being stretched. Some Slovenian academics have argued that "authentic" Slovenian cookbooks shouldn't include burek recipes. WOW! Looking for more recipes? I can’t wait to make this food for my family! I too got hooked on Burek I made a cardboard sign that said "Will work for Burek" in Serbo-Croat. Vladan is his name… and yes, I know Australia is huge and you may be from the other side! he said. They’re new and a bit taller on the sides. Wow, Valerie – that is amazing! Turkish Borek Recipe (Sigara Borek) • Unicorns in the Kitchen So delicious food and my mom make this food nearly 40 years. Homemade Pastry with Homemade Rendered Pastry Lard and Roly-Poly! Hi Lisa! Below, Emina models her gift from me and she and her mom have just gifted me with a boÅ¡ca which is a traditional cloth to cover the table to stretch the burek on. I guess he will adore me more if I manage to make him some of these wonderful pie originated in the Balkans. Look at those eggs. Wow, thanks Dante!!! Burek: spiced beef wrapped in phyllo pastry. Yield: 12 sir pita. Emina loves to cook! The gorgeous yolks colour the cheese a really bright yellow to the egg yolk colour standard urban Canadians are used to. To think that one’s great grandmother wove the entire cloth and now it is in your home for you to make your burek on and that skill has also been passed down through the family is so tangible and meaningful and incredible. As soon as it is out of the oven, Elsada pours sparkling water over the burek sparingly to soften the dough and then pops it back into the oven for a few more minutes. Alas! It is the old fashioned scarf you see on TV when some of the village women are wearing their traditional garb. It looks drier than it actually was as it was still a very moist cheese. This is probably the best blog post I have seen (not just yours, but all of ’em). Servings 4-5 10 sheets of filo dough 4 – 5 eggs 500 g ricotta cheese 200 g of your 2 favorite cheeses pepper butter and oil Mix the cheeses, eggs and pepper together. I adore burek, though i think the version i’ve had is a more middle eastern style, shaped like a triangle and filled with spinach and cheese. It is about no one else, only about me and my own ability and my personal goal to succeed. Other variations of burek exist in North Africa, namely in Tunisia and Algiers. I need to start wearing glasses when I cut onions like Emina. This looks like scrambled eggs, but it is young cheese with eggs and salt and pepper. So cool! I have made this recipe twice. how to make homemade phyllo dough or of how to make burek. 1 liter water is always 1 kilo. Since there are only two of us at home now I made the entire batch, rolled them all, cooked a few and put the remainder on a sheet pan, froze for a couple of hours ant then wrapped put in zip lock bags for two. . valerie. Yes, you can use phyllo for burek. Apr 15, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Anita Davison. (There is also a separate "Jewish Connection" category at the end.) You are much better off eating them fresh. It reminded me of the street food in turkey, but yours is way classier! I imagine that is how I look making it, too, but with less confidence. It was impossible for me to repeat this learning at home though I had left with such confidence. Keep it covered with a moist tea towel while you're assembling to help. I have been researching and creating ethnic recipes for over 20 years. By the time I learned this, we were headed back for the summer.  I had asked Vanja to arrange another lesson with Elsada so that I could regain my confidence and try again. The Best Ever Homemade Tomato Sauce: Healthy and Tasty, Newfoundland Toutons: In the Kitchen with Emily Mardell at GetJoyfull, The Canadian Food Experience Project Challenge Six: Green Tomato Mincemeat, Mix all ingredients together, and knead until dough is soft, but not sticky (about 5 minutes, once experienced – see pictures in both posts), Cover with plastic wrap and a tea towel and rest for thirty minutes, Divide into two portions and make each into a ball (each will make 6 burek or 6 sir pita), Roll each ball on a flour dusted sturdy paper, turning only once, until about 1/4 inch thick, Spread oil over the surface of each rolled pastry oval very lightly, but cover the entire surface area to enable easy stretching later, Rest for 15 minutes (and not more than 5 minutes longer) and prepare the meat (mince the onion and mix all ingredients together), Transfer one disc of pastry dough to the middle of the table covered with a boÅ¡ca (“œburek” cloth); using hands gently from the middle of the pastry to stretch it and lay it out, Then, pull the dough out little by little around the table and around again until it covers the table and then pull it to just go over the edge of the table; use your fingers in a pinching motion very lightly, Take half of the meat portion and lay it out on the edge of the table little by little until there is some meat all around the circumference of the table, Add the oil to the melted butter and sprinkle just a little over the pastry on each portion (make a circle with the sprinkling), Cut the dough in half down the middle of the table; and cut off the thickened edge of the dough from the overhanging portion, Flip the overhanging pastry from the side of the table to over the meat laid out on the table until all is covered, Then, lift the cloth gently to force the dough to gently roll toward the centre of the table; stop it when you can easily roll the rest by hand, Use the butter and oil to grease the baking pan; roll each end of the two ropes of dough into two burek portions and leave enough in the middle for a third, Place all in the pan and very lightly brush with butter oil mixture, Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 500 and remove from the oven, Pour about 1/2 cup of sparkling mineral water over the golden burek and return to the oven for 5 more minutes, Take out of the oven and cover with a tea towel for at least five minutes before serving, 60 mls sparkling mineral water (or soda water), 1 kilo mladi sir (fresh young cheese as pictured and described above). Sheets of dough are boiled briefly in large pans, then a mixture of feta cheese and parsley (or in an alternative recipe minced meat, onions, tomato sauce) and oil is scattered between the layers. Years ago in Slovenia i had burek, finger thin, with meat after the pub on the way home- indeed tbe Balkan MacDonalds.. Tbey were lovely. Amazing! . BTW- it was a regular cupcake pan with Wilton cupcae wrappers. Ako was looking for a firm mladi sir. The link to it is actually in this post. Look at me! For sure they will know some of the same people. It is so thin, I bet that is a workout. Cook on medium heat for about 3-5 minutes until the onions are translucent. anyways, you are hilarious! speaking of which, where has the little fella been? Now we make yet another traditional treat: maslenica! Valerie. They read one another’s mind and just moved from one section to the other pulling the dough out effortlessly, like magic. Lovely, old, wisened toothless farmers with smiles that welcomed us immediately. Question for you...can you prepare most of this in advance? i would love to have tried the sir pita and the left over pieces of plain pastry (i’m not much of a meat fan). your own Pins on Pinterest I can serve it in parties! Then, Amina’s dear friend, Ljerka, told me she uses Sunny Boy brand flour from Planet Organic and that it worked perfectly. AMAZING dough as well as filling. Bake for about 15 minutes or until the burek are golden brown. Lucky her to learn so much, she will offer loads to the world. I was sweating. In a small frying pan heat the olive oil and add the onions. Never mind. Set aside. Not even a masters can make 400 ml water out of 340 grams of water. 340g (400ml) water And, accompanying the burek, another very special traditional treat: sir pita. I was thrilled! And I have yet to meet more welcoming, heart-warming people and so generous! Brilliant idea! You can also find me sharing more inspiration in Pinterest and Facebook. I plan to make Burek and Sir Pita on the weekend to surprise my husband. Once again, we started. No one does care if it is legal or not! It will probably not have the beautiful air bubbles in it, but it will be a beautiful treat. I really need to learn!”. The biggest challenge is keeping the phyllo moist. It is all coming back. As for spices, Slovenian cuisine uses sweet marjoram, mint, sage, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, cinnamon and pepper. Yum. Discover (and save!) Thanks for your suggestion. He also bought some smoked cheese. Look at little miss go! It was a cheese borek and it was love at first bite! Many of the recipes for traditional Slovenian dishes have been passed down for generations, often without measurements or detailed instructions. can you send me a reicpe for burek please, Valbona Rather like Shannon and Danny’s at Nature’s Green Acres. I look forward to cooking this again. She is a very special child and her grandmother (Elsada’s mother) has worked with her and taught her to make this dough for the traditional meat pie (burek) and cheese pie (sir pita) as it is said in that area: “When a woman is able to make this dough perfectly, she is ready for marriage.”. Awesome post with many new things for me to learn. Here are the visual steps to make a great burek! What an undertaking to make the burek especially! Below, it is broken with a fork. The time, effort and love you put into the Burek is just beyond amazing, and it shows in the final, beautiful,flaky to the hundredth degree, pastry. Here are a few more to try and you can pin them on Pinterest or bookmark them for later: Empanadas are one of my favorite Latin American pastry recipes filled with a flavorful spiced meat or cheese. About ten years ago, my sister lived next to an Arabic woman who would bring her over the most amazing food, which she would share with me (we both wish we kept in contact with her!). Srdjan's mother and she was kind enough to pass the recipe on to me. You have caught my attention! None of this milk or cheese in pasteurized. Use a large soufflé or a deep pie dish for this one. Napravila sam preksnioć brie sir koj se stavi unutra phyllo, staviś marmaladu, i onda ga pokrijeś s "egg wash". I bought a Balkan cookbook long time ago and it still sits somewhere on my bookshelf…;-) Now I am going to get the book out and study a bit…:-)). Thank you reviving some of those tender memories! I had not told him I wanted to go this time, but I missed it last year, and as soon as I heard a footstep, I was up and out to make sure I didn’t miss this trip. So excited to try this for our friend's dinner party this weekend. I would say that my mom missed the cooking gene and yet I remember her making strudel dough like a pro. There seems to be a lot of work to do, but I think that every minute deserves to be investet in such a great creation. Then this blog will really mean a difference, which I think was the intent from the beginning. Flatten the piece of dough until it reaches a thickness of … There were just three cars selling today. I have not made the cheese burek yet, but it's high on my list of things to make. Cook until the beef is browned. And then into three again, or in half; whatever it takes to fit into the baking dish at this point. Please connect with Valerie to buy a Thermomix Machine! But you made it differently that this? I love it! There was NO Turkish translation. Serve with a side of plain yogurt. Project 2017: Cooking in the Kitchen With… PARTICIPATE, Project 2017: Cooking in the Kitchen with….Schedule, Homemade Pastry with Homemade Rendered Pastry Lard and Roly-Poly! 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