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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/bourekas/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/bourekas/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "bourekas",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/bourekas/",
  "title": "Cheese Bourekas",
  "summary": "Puff pastry triangles filled with kashkaval and salty cheese, brushed with egg and sprinkled with sesame seeds.",
  "categories": [
    "savory-pastries"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 30,
    "cook": 20,
    "total": 50
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "For the filling",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 3.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "Shredded kashkaval cheese",
          "text": "3½ oz Shredded kashkaval cheese"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 3.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "Shredded salty cheese",
          "text": "3½ oz Shredded salty cheese"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "Egg yolks",
          "text": "2 Egg yolks"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "pinch",
          "item": "Black pepper",
          "text": "1 pinch Black pepper"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "For the dough and topping",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "Puff pastry",
          "text": "1 package Puff pastry"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "item": "Beaten egg",
          "text": "1 Beaten egg"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "Sesame seeds",
          "text": "1 oz Sesame seeds"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "Preheat the oven to 430°F.",
        "In a bowl, mix all the filling ingredients until smooth.",
        "Cut the puff pastry into squares. Put a teaspoon of the filling on each square and fold it into a triangle, pressing the edges closed tightly.",
        "Place the triangles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.",
        "Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}