Sheet-Pan Spinach and Feta Burek
Crispy phyllo pastry wrapped around a savory filling of spinach, feta, and ground beef baked until golden. A simplified Balkan classic ready in under 30 minutes.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 18g
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 10 oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 8 sheets phyllo dough sheets
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 0 salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Set the oven to 400°F and wait until the indicator light or beep tells you it has finished heating, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Place the ground beef in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring and breaking it into small pea-sized pieces with a wooden spoon until no pink remains and it turns the color of cooked ground meat, about 5 minutes.
- 3
Remove the skillet from heat and stir in the squeezed spinach and crumbled feta cheese until evenly mixed.
- 4
Season the filling with salt and pepper to taste, then let it cool for 2 minutes so it is easier to work with.
- 5
Place a sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface and brush the surface lightly with olive oil using a pastry brush until it looks wet and glistens.
- 6
Spoon 2 tablespoons of the filling along one long edge of the phyllo sheet, leaving a 1-inch border on the sides.
- 7
Fold the long edge closest to you over the filling and roll it away from you in one continuous motion, like rolling a burrito, keeping the seam side down.
- 8
Fold in the short edges of the roll toward the center, then continue rolling to the far edge, creating a compact log sealed on all sides.
- 9
Repeat steps 5 through 8 with the remaining phyllo sheets and filling until you have 4 burek rolls.
- 10
Arrange the 4 burek rolls on a parchment-lined baking sheet seam-side down with at least 2 inches of space between each one.
- 11
Brush the top of each roll lightly with the remaining olive oil until the surface looks wet and glossy.
- 12
Slide the baking sheet into the oven and bake until the phyllo is the color of honey with darker golden-brown edges, about 12 minutes.
- 13
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the burek rolls cool on the sheet for 2 minutes before serving.
Tools you’ll need
- medium skillet
- wooden spoon
- work surface
- pastry brush
- parchment-lined baking sheet
- oven
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