Bourek (meat Filled Pastry)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add the lamb and stir-fry a minute.
• 3 add the onion, parsley, salt, pepper and cinnamon and cook over medium low heat til lamb is cooked through.
• 4 take one sheet of phyllo and fold both side to the center length-wise.
• 5 sprinkle lightly with melted butter.
• 6 place 2 heaping tablespoons of meat stuffing at one end of the phyllo.
• 7 press it out til it is about 4 inches wide and 1 inch deep.
• 8 roll the dough over and roll about 3 times.
• 9 sprinkle a bit more butter on the end and dab with egg to seal.
• 10 do this with the remaining meat mix and phyllo.
• 11 bake in a buttered baking dish in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.