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Lemon and mascarpone börek with spinach and feta cheese

Börek are relatively simple to make and the lemony mascarpone spread is delicious and a perfect accompaniment to feta cheese and spinach.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Turkish
Keyword: feta cheese, filo pastry, spinach
Servings: 6 Buns

Ingredients

  • 6 sheets filo pastry
  • 250 g fresh spinach
  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 250 g mascarpone
  • 100 g Greek yogurt
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • a pinch of pepper
  • 1 +1 egg
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds white and black

Instructions

  • Set the oven to 180 degrees C Fan (350 degrees F).
  • Fry spinach until wilted. Leave to cool in a colander to get out the excesses water.
  • Mix mascarpone, Greek yogurt, lemon zest, olive oil, egg and salt. Whisk until smooth.
  • Open filo pastry, take out one sheet and put on your work surface. Cover the other sheets to make sure they don’t try out.
  • Spread your mascarpone mixture on the filo sheet, about 1 1/2 tbsp per sheet. Use the back of your spoon to smooth out the mixture to make it even.
  • Divide your spinach in to 6 equal piles, and spread out one pile along the longer edge of your filo pastry.
  • Divide your feta cheese block in 6 equal piles as well and crumble one pile of feta cheese on top of the spinach.
  • Roll up the sheet away from you until it makes a long roll. Then twirl the long roll from right to left into a rose shape.
  • Place on a cookie sheet.
  • Now repeat the filling process with five more filo sheet.
  • Whisk an egg, brush the Börek roses with the egg and sprinkle with white and black sesame seeds.
  • Bake your Börek in the middle of the oven for abut 25 minutes or until golden.
  • Let rest before serving, warm or cold.

Notes

Blanch fresh spinach and let rest in a colander, give it a squeeze before putting it on your filo pastry to avoid your Börek to get too soggy
When using filo pastry, make sure to cover it between working with the sheets as they dry easily and crack. When not working with the filo, cover the sheets with a kitchen towel.