Turkish börek, crunchy and tasty stuffed filo with spinach

Ingredients

• 18 filo sheets
• 28 oz fresh or frozen spinach
• 7 oz feta cheese
• 3 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2/3 cup butter
• 3 Tbsp ricotta cheese
• oriental spices (to taste, optional)

Materials

• Round pan

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Preparation

• Golden the diced shallots in a pan with olive oil. Set aside. Add the washed and drained spinachs. Season to taste : you can add oriental spices for exemple. Remove spinachs from heat when they're cooked and drain them well. Leave to cool down.
• Chop the spinachs and combine them in a bowl with ricotta.
• Melt the butter in microwave. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Put a filo sheet and brush melted butter on both sides. Put a second filo sheet on top and brush the top with melted butter. Put the spinach and ricotta mix on top, form a line. You can make it with a piping bag or a spoon.
• Crumble some feta cheese on top of this line. Roll the sheet to make a cylinder roll. Repeat the operation to form all the rolls.
• Put the rolls in a round pan. Brush the top with some melted butter.
• Bake the Börek for 20 to 25 minutes at 350°F (180°C), until golden.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle some sesame seed and dry thyme on top if you want, and there you are ! Your Börek is ready !