BOREK WITH CHEESE & SPINACH

Borek With Cheese & Spinach image

Provided by Pesto lover

Time 50m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

8 ounces ricotta cheese (or you can use cottage cheese, drained for 5 minutes in a sieve)
2 -3 ounces feta cheese (I use French)
1/4 small onion (or 2 tbsp grated)
2 eggs
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
1/8 teaspoon cumin (optional)
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch white pepper
4 large frozen puff pastry sheets (or 1 pkg 5x5 frozen puff pastry sheets)
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Steps:

Defrost spinach and squeeze all liquid out.
Put cheeses, onion, eggs, cumin, nutmeg, and pepper in the food processor. Pulse till well mixed.
Add spinach and pulse a few times.
Cut puff pastry into 5x5 squares for a large breakfast or meal-size serving. For appetizer or snack, cut puff pastry into.
2 1/2x5 inch strips.
Fill each square with approximately 2 tbsp filling in the middle. Fold pastry over to create a triangle. Pinch sides very well with your fingers, so that filling won't escape. For the smaller strips, use 1-2 tsp filling on bottom half of strip and fold strip over to make a square. Seal well.
Brush each one with milk and sprinkle sesame.
seeds over.
Bake approximately 20 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet, or until browned & puffed up.
Cool 5 minutes before serving.