Cook: 35 minutes

Serves: Makes: 18

Bourekas are little puff pastry parcels that are filled with potatoes, mushrooms, spinach or cheese. They are popular in Sephardic Jewish and Israeli cuisine. This recipe uses a potato and mushroom filling and is decorated with sesame seeds.

You can prepare them in advance and freeze baked or unbaked – just pop into the oven when needed.

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Ingredients

Name: Potato and mushroom bourekas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: Makes: 18
Ingredients: For the filling:; 450g (approx. 3 potatoes), peeled and roughly chopped; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; 225g fresh mushrooms, finely chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 900g puff pastry, ready rolled if possible; 2 egg yolks, beaten, to glaze; 3 tbsp sesame seeds

For the filling:
450g (approx. 3 potatoes), peeled and roughly chopped
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
225g fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
900g puff pastry, ready rolled if possible
2 egg yolks, beaten, to glaze
3 tbsp sesame seeds