COOKING ALBANIA: Byrek 🇦🇱

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and can provide a similar texture.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Whole wheat adds fiber, and homemade can be more economical.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale is nutrient-dense, and collard greens are often cheaper.

Chop the onion and add it to a bowl.

Chop the feta cheese and add it to the bowl.

Add 312 grams of roughly chopped spinach to the bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes to the mixture and combine.

Prepare phyllo dough by mixing 4 cups of flour with salt and 1 egg.

Add water gradually until a dough forms, knead until smooth.

Roll the dough into 10 separate pieces and flatten them.

Stack five pieces of dough on a plate and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Roll out the first stack of pastry sheets and place in a buttered cast iron skillet.

Add the filling to the pastry in the skillet.

Roll out the second stack of pastry sheets to cover the filling and crimp the edges.

Mix a small egg and brush it on top of the pastry.

Bake at 356°F until golden brown, approximately 38 minutes.

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