Easy Cheese Bourekas

5 from 1 vote

These Cheese Bourekas are easy to make as they use pre-made puff-pastry dough.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Thawing time15

Total Time55

Course: Pastry

Cuisine: Israeli, Spanish

Keyword: bourekas, burekas, cheese

Servings: bourekas

Calories: 341kcal

20 oz puff pastry dough box of (10) 5" x 5" squares
3 oz feta cheese cut into 2" x ½" x ½" logs or substitute w/1 Tbsp per boureka of your favorite shredded cheese
1 egg to baste tops

Preheat oven to 400° F. Remove frozen puff pastry sheets and thaw them at room temperature for about 15 minutes or until you each square is pliable.
Cut feta cheese into strips or logs that are 2"L x ½"H x ½W".
Place a 5" x 5" square of puff pastry dough diagonally. Place 1 log of Feta cheese (or 1 Tbsp of shredded cheese of choice) in the middle, then fold over the dough in half so all edges line up. Using a fork, press around the two edges to "pinch" the dough together. Repeat the process for the remaining 9 squares of dough.
Beat 1 egg and using a pastry brush, fully coat the tops of each boureka to help them turn a golden-brown. Arrange the bourekas on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and place in oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Some of the bourekas may ooze with cheese. Don't worry, those are usually the best tasting ones.
Remove from oven and serve immediately.