Comments on: Bourekas

By: Laura SF

Laura SF — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:55:15 +0000

I first had them at a kosher restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA (Yakov’s) – giant phyllo triangles stuffed with either spinach & feta, mushrooms & sour cream, or potatoes & onions. Soon after, some friends taught me how to make the little ones using store-bought phyllo dough. They’re really not that hard, though it’s easier if someone is there in person to teach you how to fold the phyllo & wrap the filling…

By: soccer dad

soccer dad — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:40:31 +0000

when we were in Israel we used to get bourekas for breakfast. I joked with my daughter that we could make mini-bourekas and sugar coat them so they’d be like cereal.

Yummm!

By: EV

EV — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:33:24 +0000

Borekas are pretty easy to make actually. It’s just stuffed dough balls. My mother makes them with bulgarian feta mixed with the potatos. Delish.

By: Ben-David

Ben-David — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:46:30 +0000

This can be made MUCH easier if you:

1) Use prepared phyllo or puff pastry (don’t know if you have more knish-like version using bread dough, but here in Israel they are almost always made with puff pastry).

2) Simplify the shape – triangles require finicky handwork to shape, but you can make rectangular shapes more easily by forming a long log (or fold-over-filling book shape) and slicing it into individual burekas – you can even use a pizza wheel to cut the roll.

By: Rahel

Rahel — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:02:01 +0000

Meryl, I found potato bourekas here and they’re a favorite of mine, too. There are tons of fantastic bourekas available throughout the day in my neck of the woods. Tons, I tell you!

By: chsw

chsw — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:54:21 +0000

They are doable, but you may be able to buy good ones. Ask your caterer where he purchased his (it would be a rare caterer who would make something as labor intensive as bourekas). Save your efforts for something that really cannot be frozen and keep its integrity. Good luck.

chsw

By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:10:41 +0000

I’ve never tasted them. I’m a latke lover, especially those made with onions.

By: David Charlap

David Charlap — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:04:21 +0000

Yum. I had them for the first time last year, on a shul trip to Crown Heights.

I really need to come up with an excuse to visit New York City again.

By: Sarah G.

Sarah G. — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:09:21 +0000

Hey, you offered.