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7.a and 7.bTeacher Maja Bobić
Hrvatski Leskovac Elementary School
"Food may be essential as fuel for the body, but good food is fuel for the soul."
Malcolm Forbes
Malcolm Forbes
Burek
by Marija Jurić, 7.a
Burek is a type of dish made of stretched dough with meat. The dish is widespread in the area of the former Ottoman Empire. You've heard the story of how burek can only be made from meat and everything else is just a pie. In Bosnia and Herzegovina burek is the name for a dish made of stretched dough stuffed with meat, usually spiral in shape. In Croatia people call it burek even if it's stuffed only with cheese.
It is interesting that burek is an integral part of the food culture of the Balkans: we can eat it as a snack with yogurt, and young people often use it to help cure hangovers. It can be eaten in bakeries, restaurants, everywhere. However, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it has a special status.
It is interesting that burek is an integral part of the food culture of the Balkans: we can eat it as a snack with yogurt, and young people often use it to help cure hangovers. It can be eaten in bakeries, restaurants, everywhere. However, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it has a special status.
Fill ingredients:
2 tbsp oil
1 red onion (finely chopped)
500 g minced beef
1.5 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp ground pepper
120 mL oil
2 tbsp oil
1 red onion (finely chopped)
500 g minced beef
1.5 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp ground pepper
120 mL oil
Dough ingredients:
500 g smooth flour
260 mL lukewarm water
15 g salt
500 g smooth flour
260 mL lukewarm water
15 g salt
Preparation
1 Knead the dough and shape it into 8 balls. Each ball should weigh 100 g.
1 Knead the dough and shape it into 8 balls. Each ball should weigh 100 g.
2 Pour 120 mL of oil into a bowl and roll the dough balls in it. Let them rest in the oil for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
3 Fry the onion in the heated oil until it becomes glass-like. Then add minced meat, salt and ground pepper. Simmer it for a while, then let it cool.
4 On an oiled work surface, spread the ends of a dough ball apart with your palms. Apply 1/8 of the filling on each spread ball of dough.
5 Roll the dough, then roll it again inwards to get a spiral roll.
6 Place the spiral burek in a well-oiled pan. Oil each burek. Put it in a preheated oven at 190 - 200 degrees.
7 Bake the burek until it becomes golden brown on top.
Enjoy!
Sources: Wikipedia, Coolinarika
