Bourek (Meat Filled Pastry)
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1/2 lb ground lamb
- 1 small onion
- 4 sprigs parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 8 phyllo pastry sheets, 12 x 17 inches each
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the lamb and stir-fry a minute.
- Add the onion, parsley, salt, pepper and cinnamon and cook over medium low heat til lamb is cooked through.
- Take one sheet of phyllo and fold both side to the center length-wise.
- Sprinkle lightly with melted butter.
- Place 2 heaping tablespoons of meat stuffing at one end of the phyllo.
- Press it out til it is about 4 inches wide and 1 inch deep.
- Roll the dough over and roll about 3 times.
- Sprinkle a bit more butter on the end and dab with egg to seal.
- Do this with the remaining meat mix and phyllo.
- Bake in a buttered baking dish in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bourek-meat-filled-pastry-185524 (may not work)