🇲🇰 North Macedonian Cuisine

Burek

Flaky Cheese Pie

Prep Time 40 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 383 kcal

Crispy, spiral-shaped phyllo pastry filled with creamy white cheese, baked until shatteringly golden and flaky.

Ingredients

500g phyllo dough or homemade yufka
400g sirene cheese, crumbled
3 eggs
100ml sunflower oil
100ml sparkling water
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1 Mix crumbled cheese with eggs and a pinch of salt.
2 Lay out phyllo sheets, brush with oil.
3 Spread cheese mixture along the edge and roll into a log.
4 Coil the log into a spiral in an oiled round pan.
5 Brush top with oil and sparkling water for extra crispness.
6 Bake at 200°C for 30-35 min until deep golden and flaky.

Did You Know?

In Macedonia, burek shops (burekdziilnici) open at 5 AM to serve hot burek to early risers, paired always with a glass of yogurt drink.