🧀🔥 Lava Burek from the Pan – No Oven Needed

Description

Crispy on the outside, melty cheese flowing from the center!
No baking, no rolling – just one pan and 15 minutes to pure joy.
Looks like a bakery classic, tastes even better.

Ingredients

• 🫓 4 phyllo pastry sheets (thin, fresh if possible)
• 🧀 250 g cottage cheese or feta + shredded mozzarella
• 🥚 1 egg
• 🥛 2 tbsp yogurt
• 🧈 1 tbsp butter (melted)
• 🫒 2 tbsp oil
• 🧂 Salt, if needed

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Mix 🧀 cheese, 🥚 egg and 🥛 yogurt in a bowl – season to taste.
2. 2️⃣ Brush the first phyllo sheet with the butter-oil mix and lay it in a nonstick pan, edges hanging over.
3. 3️⃣ Layer remaining sheets, brushing each and adding spoonfuls of the cheese mix between them.
4. 4️⃣ Fold the overhanging edges over the top to close it. Brush the top as well.
5. 5️⃣ Cover and cook over medium heat for 7 minutes. Flip like a pancake and cook another 5–7 minutes until golden.
6. 6️⃣ Slice while hot – cheese should stretch, crust should crackle. Magic.

Total Time

🕒 Active: 10 min
♨️ Cooking: 12–14 min
✅ Total: 15–20 min

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