Kol burek me presh or swirled burek with leek is one of my favourite bureks! Well, I actually grew up with it as lakror which is a traditional Albanian type burek.
My grandfather loved lakror with leeks, he never got a chance to try mine…every time I make lakror or burek with leek I think of him.<3
If you want to try leek lakror follow this link—> lakror-me-presh
What you will need:
- 1 pkg thawed out filo dough
1 container of cottage cheese
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2-3 springs of leek
2 eggs for filling
1/3 cup olive oil or melted butter
1 cup milk
1 egg for milk
Chop leeks and rinse dirt off, make sure to wash them well they can be very dirty at times. Cook the leeks in a pan with a few spoons of butter and a little oil, cook until soft. In a mixing bowl combine the cheeses, leek and 2 eggs, season with some salt. In a measuring cup combine 1 egg, milk, and olive oil or melted butter, season with a little salt. Open package of filo and for every roll you will make, you will need 2 sheets of filo.
Prepare baking sheet, grease pan and place a piece of parchment, as it helps remove the burek without sticking to the pan.
With a pastry brush, brush the milk/egg wash lightly over the sheets of filo (2 sheets at a time), spoon in filling along one edge of filo pastry, roll up tightly and make into a tight swirl. The first roll goes in the center. Continue brushing, filling and rolling until all the filling and filo is done, then place all the rolls one by one until it becomes a big swirl that fills the baking pan as seen in the photo.
Pour the remaining milk/egg mixture over the burek. Bake at 375 until golden, takes about 30 minutes up to 40 minutes depending on your oven.
I JUST got back from Istanbul!! I only had cheese borek though and am still dreaming about it!!