🇲🇪 Montenegrin Cuisine

Burek sa Sirom

Cheese Burek

Prep Time 2 hours
Servings 8
Difficulty Hard
Calories 382 kcal

Flaky, golden spirals of hand-stretched phyllo filled with tangy white cheese and egg — Montenegro's most beloved savory pastry.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Make dough with flour, water, salt, and oil. Knead 10 min until smooth. Rest 30 min.
  2. 2 Mix crumbled cheese with eggs and yogurt for filling.
  3. 3 Divide dough into 8 balls. Roll each paper-thin on an oiled surface, then stretch by hand.
  4. 4 Spread filling along one edge, roll into a long tube, then coil into a spiral.
  5. 5 Arrange coiled rolls in an oiled round pan, fitting them snugly.
  6. 6 Brush generously with oil. Bake at 180C (350F) for 40-45 min until deep golden and flaky.

Did You Know?

Burek shops in Montenegrin towns open at 5am to serve fresh burek to workers, and many families judge a bakery by its burek alone.