I think it’s about time for a quick and easy recipe – one with no obscure ingredients, that you can make tonight. This is one of my standbys – a light flaky savoury pastry with mushrooms and melted mozzarella . It’s simple but it’s tasty and satisfying.
Bourekas, a very popular snack in the middle east, are officially made with phyllo pastry but this is the easy version. You can make your own pastry if you want but I buy it ready-made from the supermarket and have it on hand when I need it. You can use fresh or frozen mushrooms or a mixture of both. And you can make it in any shape you want – an oblong, square or individual triangles. Up to you.
Ingredients
Serves 2-3 as a main meal
- 250 grams ready made puff pastry
- 1 medium onion chopped
- Mushrooms – mixed fresh/frozen about 500 grams
- Pinch of dill (optional)
- 125 grams fresh mozzarella (one ball). Ricotta would also work well.
- Salt, black pepper
Method
- Heat the oven to 200 C /400F, OR according the recommended cooking temperature of your pastry
- If using frozen pastry make sure it is completely defrosted and at room temperature. Roll it out as desired and place in a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Sauté the mushrooms and chopped onion. If you are using frozen mushrooms, cook them well first so you get all the water out of them. Only add the onion once the mushrooms are frying as opposed to simmering. If using fresh, cook as normal Season with salt and black pepper.
- Place the mushroom onion mixture on to the rolled out dough.
- Tear the mozzarella into pieces and spread over the mushrooms.
- Fold over the dough. Press the edges to close and bake till puffy and golden. Serve immediately.
Joy says
I think this was yet another one of those delicious meals you whipped up while I was there 😘
Joyce says
Yum!!
Diana says
Even I can do these! I’m planning to make them for my book launch party.
Sharon says
Congrats on the book launch Diana!!! And as for the bourekas, make sure to serve them straight out of the oven. You can try other fillings too – spinach and cheese for example.
nieves says
Los mushroom los haré en breve. !Tienen una pinta!
Lo que sí te tengo que agradecer es la mezcla de especies que nos dejaste en Camijanes. Con garbanzos delicioso.
Olía toda la casa a Marruecos.
Sharon says
Que bueno escuchar eso Nieves! Me alegro mucho! En los próximos días voy a preparar algo con la carne vuestra. Ya os cuento…
Marianne S says
Hi 😊 What type of pastry is that? Have looked a lot to see: is it what I here would call a butter-dough? Or is it more like the one I can buy in asian shops (flour + water +?)?
Tried to google, but cant find one looking like yours. Can you give me the ingredients. Hugs
Sharon says
See if this link helps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff_pastry
Its definitely made with butter,flour and water and when you bake it it puffs up and has lots of flaky layers. Its quite a common pastry. You should be able to find it in Norway. If not, you can use phylo pastry. Its probably even better!