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A golden, spiral-shaped pastry topped with sesame seeds sits on a plate lined with newspaper-style paper, with a fork beside it. Sunlight highlights the flaky texture of the pastry.
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Rice Paper Burek

This Rice Paper Burek is the shortcut your feta-loving heart's been waiting for. It's inspired by all the flaky legends — Burek (Balkan + Turkish), Banitsa (Bulgarian), and Tiropita (Greek). It's gluten-free, lighter, and cooks in 10 minutes flat and only 400 calories per roll.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: European
Keyword: burek recipe, gluten free burek, gluten free recipe, rice paper baklava, rice paper burek
Servings: 1 burek
Author: The Modern Nonna

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 sheets rice paper
  • 75 grams feta
  • 1 egg
  • 30 grams mozzarella cheese to taste
  • oil or egg wash for brushing on top
  • sesame seeds optional

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix the feta, egg, and cheese.
    A hand holding a fork is mixing shredded cheese and crumbled white cheese in a white bowl on a wooden table, with a bakery display blurred in the background.
  • Next, take a sheet of rice paper, dip it in room temperature water and repeat this step for all three sheets.
    A hand places a sheet of translucent rice paper onto a white plate, with sunlight casting shadows across the scene and baked goods visible in the background.
  • Place the wet sheets onto your work surface making sure to slightly overlap each one. Add the filling making sure to spread it evenly. 
    A hand rolls a translucent rice paper sheet filled with scrambled eggs on a wooden surface, in bright sunlight with visible shadows.
  • Take the end of the rice paper that's facing you and begin to roll it over the feta filing. Fold over the sides and continue to roll until it looks like a rope.
    Hands are twisting a long piece of yellow dough on a wooden surface. One hand wears a smartwatch with a black band. Sunlight casts shadows across the scene.
  • Now, take one end of the rope and roll it onto itself into a coil. Brush all over with a little bit of oil (or egg wash for colour) and sprinkle on sesame seeds on the top and bottom.
    A person shapes a piece of yellow dough on a wooden surface, using both hands. Sunlight casts shadows on the table and hands.
  • Air fry at 400F for 10 minutes or until golden and crispy! Enjoy!
    A hand places a round, sesame-seeded dough into a black air fryer basket, ready for baking. The surface beneath the air fryer is wooden, and sunlight casts soft shadows over the scene.

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Notes

  • Cheese: Use any creamy white cheese you love — Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek, or ricotta all work great.
  • Melty Factor: Avoid pre-shredded cheese — it doesn’t melt well and the texture gets weird.
  • Rice Paper: Don’t soak too long! 5 seconds in room temp water is perfect. 
  • Rolling: Roll tightly and tuck the ends as you go. If it rips, patch it with another soaked sheet.
  • Surface: Use a damp cutting board or kitchen towel so your rice paper doesn’t stick and self-destruct.
  • Topping: For max crunch and color, brush with egg wash instead of oil and sprinkle sesame seeds on both sides.
  • Cooking: Don’t overcook — 10 minutes in the air fryer at 400°F gets it golden and crisp without drying out the filling.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 roll | Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 1266mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Calcium: 540mg | Iron: 2mg
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