The hearty pastries from the Balkans are not only delicious, but also very quick and easy to prepare - the oven then does the rest. Just like normal wine, mulled wine goes well with various types of cheese, making the dairy product perfect for filling the burek. The quick mulled wine snack is baked in a round shape and can then be cut into portions or bites to serve as finger food.
Cheese as a filling for the burek
Different types of cheese go well with every type of wine. Mulled wine is usually served with blue cheese. But that's not the only option, which will please those who aren't fans of moldy cheese. You can use it instead for the filling tooaged cheddaror Gorgonzola, Emmental, Stilton or Gruyère. Once you have chosen your preferred variety, you can get started.
You need these ingredients for the snack with mulled wine
Some of the necessary ingredients are variable, so you can use your favorite ones or those you may have in the house. Don't be fooled by the spiral arrangement of the reels either - they're actually made quicker than you might imagine, so thatDish yourself last minuteis a good option.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 300 g More
- 200g cheddar, blue cheese or any other cheese
- optional 240 g spinach, cooked and squeezed (or replace with cheese)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Yufka dough (filo dough is also suitable, but then double the sheets as they are thinner); Feel free to replace it with puff pastry
- 50 g butter melted
- 1 tbsp natural yogurt (e.g. Greek yogurt)
- 2 tbsp milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg beaten
- optional: 2 teaspoons each of sesame seeds and black cumin seeds
Preparation of the cheese pastry
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Prepare a round baking pan.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion until translucent.
- If you are using spinach, add it for a short time and then allow any excess liquid to drain off. You can also press the spinach in a clean kitchen towel. Set the spinach aside until it cools.
- Mix the spinach (if using) with both cheeses and season with pepper.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Stir in the yogurt and milk.
- Season the milk mixture with salt.
- Now spread one or two sheets of the dough in front of you.
- Spread it with the yogurt.
- Spread cheese mixture along one of the edges of the dough. The formed sausage should be about 5 cm thick.
- Now roll the dough, enclosing the cheese mixture.
- Place the roll along the edge of the baking pan.
- Then form the next roll and place it directly next to the previous one in the baking pan.
- Continue like this, gradually spiraling the rolls inwards so that you end up with a large scroll.
Tip: You can also work from the inside out if you prefer. - Roughly break the egg and brush it onto the top of the burek.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and optionally with black cumin seeds.
- Bake the snack for the mulled wine party for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow the burek to cool slightly before cutting and serving so that the filling can set a little and not fall apart. The snack also tastes good at room temperature.
Tips for preparing the party snack
Fortunately, the burek can be prepared in advance and then baked on the day of the party. To do this, however, it must be stored correctly. If you prepare it the night before, it can just stay in the fridge.
You should have had it for a few daysbefore the planned partyIf you want to prepare it, you can simply freeze it raw. Then you can put it straight from the freezer into the preheated oven, but you will need to increase the baking time to 40 to 45 minutes.
In both cases, brush it with the egg before baking. The same goes for the seeds.
