MAKING BUREK WITH MY BABA | Step by Step Guide to Making a Cheese and Meat Burek From Scratch!

Baba is back and this week she is showing us how to make her famous burek!
Burek is a baked savory pie that can be filled with cheese, meat, apples, potatoes or anything else you like. My Baba has been making burek for years and I have been assisting her since I was 4 years old. We work together like a well oiled machine and always have a lot of fun in the kitchen together.
Today we cover everything you need to know about burek from making the dough, to preparing the filling, putting it all together, and baking it, or freezing it for the future.
I hope you guys enjoy this video because Baba and I had a lot of fun making it!
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Recipe
🥣 Ingredients
🍩 Dough
4 cups flour
2 cups water
1 tbsp. Salt
🗺 Directions
In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, mix the ingredients on speed 2 for about 2 minutes. Finish kneading the dough on a well floured work surface and divide the dough into 3 even balls. Oil the balls of dough and let sit for 10 minutes.
Afterwards, roll the dough out into medium sized circles, oil them again, and let sit for 30 to 60 minutes. This will allow the dough to be extra stretchy.
🧀 Cheese Filling
350g Feta cheese
150g Ricotta Cheese
🗺 Directions
Crumble the feta with your hands and add the ricotta. We don't add any eggs or seasoning, but feel free to adjust to taste.
🥩 Meat
500g Ground pork
Onions
🗺 Directions
Combine chopped white onions and ground pork to a pan and cook completely. Let cool before adding to burek.
🛢 Oil Mixture
Margarine or butter
Canola oil
🗺 Directions
In a small pot, melt the margarine and oil over medium heat. Let cool completely before using.
Take one round of dough and stretch it out as wide as possible. If your dough is not stretching enough, let it sit for a little longer. Rip off the ends of the dough and place them to the side. Sprinkle the dough layer with a few tablespoons of the oil mixture and fold the dough into a square.
Do the same thing with the second layer of dough. Place the first layer of dough in the center of the stretched out dough and add the filling of your choice. Fold the dough over, set to the side and repeat the process with the third and final layer.
Preheat the oven to 350°F roast and bake the burek in a well oiled pan for about 35 minutes or until the burek has pulled away from the edges of the pan and can move around. Flip it upside down on a cutting board and cut into 8 pieces.
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🌟 Review and Tips
1. Keep the ends that you rip off the dough! Keep them in the fridge overnight and use it the next day to make more layers for your burek. Follow the steps above and you will be good to go.
2. It’s easier to work on a tablecloth instead of a bare table. It makes it easier to fold the dough and prevents it from sticking to the table.
3. If you don’t want to bake the burek right away, store it in a freezer proof bag and freeze for up to 6 months. Before baking it, defrost the burek and bake as instructed.
4. Before putting the burek in a bag, add a label to the parchment paper so you remember what the filling is.
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0:00 Intro
1:19 Dough
3:20 Filling
3:44 Layer 1
5:13 Layer 2
7:15 Layer 3
7:51 Baking the Burek
8:25 More Burek!
9:30 Meat Burek
9:49 Freezing the Burek
10:27 Taste Test + Review
11:47 Conclusion + Bloopers
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[@G.or.annnnn]

Veliki pozdrav za babu. Pricaj tako da te ceo svet razume!

[@Sofia_hawaiiobsessed]

I’m Albanian and wanted to suprize my Albanian family with Burek!❤ Thank you! By the way your grandma reminds me of mine 🥹 you guys are beautiful ☺️

[@snifferdogxsnifferdogx5977]

❤❤❤

[@Lulu.Squirrels-]

I'm Albanian too and I came across this because I don't know how to make it. My mom makes it from scratch.

[@algernoncalydon3430]

Had Burek back in 1987 in Bled, Yugoslavia. Never forgot how good it was.

[@kristynadvorakova2661]

Hi, your Grandma is so sweet❤. Thank you for all the advises and recipes.

[@stephaniesansebastian8090]

Oh my gosh Baba made me cry!! She sounds like my grandmother's is grandmother's and my mother's best friend who just passed away. I am a Croatian but that accent is spot on all of my amazing A woman of my life. Thank you thank you for the video and I adore making Burek to this day

[@tetkanadia9045]

So sorry for your loss. Babas are one of a kind and give a love like no other!

[@stephaniesansebastian8090]

Quick question, what type of feta does Baba use? greek, french, Serbian? Is there a certain brand?

[@stephaniesansebastian8090]

Please cook more with Baba please!!! Those outtakes are hysterically cute!!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Ah sorry Stephanie just seeing this! I will double check the exact brand and get back to you!

[@tetkanadia9045]

@@stephaniesansebastian8090 I double checked and we used feta from Shepard’s Gourmet! We usually buy it from Costco but you can use any feta you like!

[@nancisailormoy9135]

Great video. My daughter in law is Albanian and her mom makes this for almost all of our get togethers and I just love it now. You have a great Baba and I am glad to see your learning your family traditions.

[@Zisjejk]

Do u have the ground beef recipe plz

[@everythinggoesiguess8037]

I love this . My boyfriend is Bosnian and I am south african, I always try and make their foods and I have learnt so much from you guys . Today I'm going to tackle this dough, wish me luck !

[@tetkanadia9045]

You got this! So excited to hear how it turned out!

[@dulesavic9004]

Nase drage bake i majke su legende - svaka cast.

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala puno!!

[@reneemcarn9405]

I’ve been baking Burek for about 10 years now. I loveeee it so much. My son is mixed Bosnian and Black. His Dad and I had him when we were 15, we are no longer together but I’m so happy I learned how to cook his family’s traditional cooking so he can enjoy while he’s home with me! Everyone loves it soooo much in my family. My son loves that he gets the best of both cooking worlds! We love Burek (Spinach and Cheese are our favorite - I’ve never tried with apple!) we also love Tulumba. I’ve had so many delicious dishes from the other side of his family. I loved this video and you and your Baba are beautiful 😍

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you so much Renne! I love that you were able to introduce a whole new food culture into your family, that's awesome! If you're interested, I have a video with my baba going over how to make the apple filling, I'm sure your family will love it. I haven't had tulumbe in so long but they are delicious and now I want to make some 😂

[@danicamitric]

I needed this in my life! I've never been able to get an actual measured recipe from my baba for the testo! And your Baba makes amazing burek so this was amazing!

[@tetkanadia9045]

I feel you! Sve na oko😂

[@efsounataxatlelara901]

Baba je dusa ❤bas mi je Drago sto sam nasla vas site.nastavite Tako .pozdrav iz Soluna ❤❤❤

[@wauliepalnuts6134]

*_I LOVE MY BALKAN PEOPLE._*

[@noragutierrez852]

Love this video! Beautiful Baba God bless her and you too

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you so much!

[@antoniodelrey164]

Go baba go! Burek, pita, bannitsa all the same and all delicious!

[@mamamoose13]

I’ve never heard of Burek - so cool to see the process and your baba is darling. What a special relationship you two have.

[@tetkanadia9045]

It's a must try! So delicious and can be filling with literally anything!

[@kristinabosse4328]

I miss my baba ❤thank you for sharing this ❤

[@merimeri6407]

Baba is the best!! I miss my baba so much… I remember cooking with her too. I love everything about this video. Cherish that woman and spend as much time with her as possible! We love you baba!!!

[@jeunesse_]

Aw! Love Baba's kitchen! She's an angel! xo's

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thanks Jeunesse!!

[@mollycrupi8165]

This is my favourite video EVER!!!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thanks Molly🥰

[@tomislavlukicloznica]

Danas sam prvi out naleteo na ovaj kanal i mnogo ste me odusevile ti i baba 😊 Zelim vam puno uspeha u daljem zajednickom radu i da predstavis sto vise domacih recepata. Uzivao sam gledajuci

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala Tomislav! I ja želim da napravim što više domaćih recepata!

[@plaguekatt]

She reminds me of my Greek grandmother ❤

[@rosettadaddurno5461]

Baba is so sweet ❤

[@ashjay9395]

This looks Amazing! I love Burek and always wanted to learn how to make it myself. Thankyou 😊🙏🏽💜

[@thefigtreeguy]

Dear Nadia, You are lucky to spend such quality time with your Baba. I loved the video.

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thanks Evan, I'm so happy we get to cook together!

[@remaliaha]

I love your grandma 🥰 burek is my favourite food 😋 thank you for sharing ✌️

[@kaye6698]

I’m so happy I found your channel! I’ve been watching you cook with your baba and it fills my heart :) my baba is in Serbia and I haven’t seen her since 2006 so it’s bittersweet watching you cook with her and hearing the love in her voice ! Looking forward to watching all your videos :)

[@Lanabono]

Love it! Baba is the best! Thanks for sharing

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thanks Marija❤️

[@lidiamalkic]

Slatkice moje, hvalaaaaa za video. Moji prijatelji oko svjeta žele znat kako pravim pitu, ovo na engleskom je odlična snimkaaaaaaa

[@janelagerfeld8676]

Hvala za video! We love watching the 2 of you together - cant wait to make the burek. Your Baba is gorgeous! Watching from Australia :)

[@xxkissmeketutxx]

This might be the sweetest video on yt, Thankyou and Baba for teaching us 💕

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you so much🥰

[@tasos.k]

Mnogo pozdravi slatka moja Baba od Grcke. May God bless you. Hayde ziveli!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala 🤩

[@marycirimele9172]

This is a beautiful video!!! Thank you for sharing your nana with us!!!

[@compareyesfilms9660]

I seen this in a short looks so good want to make one 😀 mexican family here thanks

[@roland8449]

Your Baba is lovely. Love this video.

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you!!

[@andrejmucic5003]

Best BUREK Video EVER!!!!! Thank you TEAM Tetka and Baba! Hvala!

[@dunwurkin9047]

Greetings and thanks for sharing these wonderful family cooking skills.

[@danruinsfood4002]

That's awesome! God bless your family!

[@murkypuddle33]

You know Nadia I had Burek a few times from this Bosnian restaurant but then they closed I’ve been craving it recently and I thought why not try to find out how it’s made so I can have burek whenever I want. I’m so glad I found your video because your baba is so sweet and I feel like she’s making it like she was taught from her baba. Ty for this. Subscribed. More baba videos!!

[@sojourner760]

So adorable!! Super cute Baba!! And I learned a ton! Thank you!!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Love to hear that! Thank you :)

[@ilwood9]

I have recently been in Montenegro and burek was awesome there. I was wonderibg if i can recreate this miracle at home! Thanks a lot for the tutorial!

[@suzanadancks]

thank you ladies for making me smile from ear to ear. Burek looks and I can tell tastes amazing . The whole process was great to watch but the bloopers cracked me up! Please don't stop showing us the bloopers. Baba je kraljica bureka. Pozdrav od Suzane iz Australije

[@tetkanadia9045]

I think the bloopers are my favourite part! Puno hvala za lepi reci😍

[@chinbatmanibazar6328]

Really liked how you make burek, especially stretching dough. Thanks to your gran-ma and you!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you!

[@chelseasummers2365]

Your Baka is so sweet! Learn as many of your recipes and tricks as you can, women of that generation know how to cook.

[@snezanadjokic4648]

Bravo za vas dve! Odlične ste! ❤ Idem da vežbam u kuhinji 👩🏼‍🍳

[@zorica62]

Bravo Baba and Nadia !

[@stellarakovacdodik4023]

Lijepe ruke smezurane babine!!! Reminds me of my majka (mom’s mom) beautiful old hands!!! ♥️

[@MrVlado77]

Svaka čast! 😉👌

[@caderbavahmuhammadsiddick384]

Thank lots for sharing ❤️ 💚 💜

[@maryshimp2664]

Love your baba! Great video!

[@danijelalesevic5534]

Baba je najaca!❤❤❤

[@janesmith9628]

Loved this ❤.

[@zoricamicunovic4970]

Divna baba..I mi u Crnoj Gori pravimo ovakav burek

[@marijaantonijevic6265]

Расплаках се гледајући баку ❤ дивна је и бурек је диван. Од сад вас пратим сваког дана. Велики поздрав из Шумадије

[@Across_world_with_u]

Bravo bako svaka čast! ❤️

[@GLOmorous22]

Tražila sam video dok nisam našla neki sa bakom to je pravi burek svaka čast preslatkoj bakici a i tebi naravno

[@mariakrystyna5266]

Such a delight to watch your Baba.

[@tracielovin6941]

You should do more video's with your Baba we really like her

[@tetkanadia9045]

You put a smile on her face! She’ll be back don’t worry!

[@marlenyecheverria]

Looks so good! I will try to do it ❤

[@eliaselmenor3]

I'm Mexican & worked with an Albanian Guy for a long time ..i freaking loved working for him he would take me to any Albanian place where they would served us burek & this drink that was like yogurt with spring water I learned some Albanian & about their culture I love my Albanian Ppl

[@marianamarkoska3907]

Omg your baba is sooooo cute!!! Love her. Pozdrav!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala 😍

[@milandosen5745]

Great video, actually love it when babas mixes up her languages pusti babu da priča lol

[@nautidad]

Baba speaks my lengvidž. :) Pita i peksimeta.

[@Timur21]

Aj understud ven ši sed tu kaps ov vode

[@lakshmipatra8542]

Looks yummy 😋

[@sussafleur5072]

Just lovely guide! Nadia, You are such a pretty and kind girl and Your Baba is just a wonderful lady, it is great that she speaks english too. Thanks for sharing with us Your knowledge, i like this recipe because it seems to be simple, just few cups of this and few cups of that and that is it. I am going to try it tomorrow. Best regards from Prague, Czechia and the best wishes to both of You!

[@barstat1002]

love this

[@eenafets1]

How precious! ❤ They look DELICIOUS!!

[@Kosova99]

So cute I always did the burek folding the ends all away but never did folding 4 sides I will try this way next😊

[@irmakalember3709]

Awww so cute 😂😂😂 love ur baba

[@sussafleur5072]

Well done, girls!! Baba is just such a sweetheart and speaks english so well! And Nadia is also a sweetheart and a very beautiful girl. Thanks for a great recipe to both of You!!! Best regards from Prague

[@DungeonsAndDiving]

I haven't had Burek in forever.

[@oliverastojanovic3345]

Mnogo ste slatka One, bravoooo

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala!!

[@sasamarkovic9316]

Pozdrav iz Valjeva.baba ti carica😀

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala!! 😊

[@ukeberisha1428]

Svaka mo cast Bravo super😘😘😘😘

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala!

[@rebusrosales9564]

😂😂 you make me hungry this morning 😅😅 and you are ❤❤

[@veljarale7264]

Ovo je savrseno. Napokon da neko nasu srpsku kuhinju predstavlja svetu, kao sto se to vec uveliko radi sa poznatom talijanskom npr. Nadam se novim receptima. Predlog za sledeci video: kako napraviti proju.

[@tetkanadia9045]

Upravo to želim da radim. Naša hrana je tako ukusna, moram da pokažem svima kako se pravi! Babina omiljena hrana je proja, moraćemo da je napravimo jednog dana!

[@mirzetdedic170]

Burek srpski!? Jasta sve je vase 🙈😂😂😂

[@csillaf.2366]

I love the burek you 2 made😍. I would love to taste it ! Have a nice weekend 👋!

[@tetkanadia9045]

I wish I could ship it to Italy! You'll have to visit the balkans one day and try it!

[@csillaf.2366]

@@tetkanadia9045 I will for sure 👌😃!

[@jetrx8rew]

Thank You for this video. My Dad was Serbian, my Mum Hungarian. I used to live in Sydney (Australia) and used to be able to buy burek from a local shop. I have now moved to South Australia and there is no burek here. I will now be able to make my own burek Thanks to this video and your Baba ! Please make a video on how to make pasul and maybe madjarica.

[@els1f]

I love how grandmothers the world over use the same measuring system❤

[@lakshmipatra8542]

Very nice 👍❤️

[@helenasanovic-qr7mw]

It’s ok baba lol I understand you ❤ ❤❤ so cute

[@vukicaveselinovic5260]

Great job Nadia,i opet cu reci samo je jedna Ivanka! Srdacan pozdrav!!!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Hvala Kumo! Veliki pozdrav

[@tajci7314]

Wow pravi burek!😍

[@tetkanadia9045]

Najbolje sto ima!

[@mirkokajfez4142]

Baba you are the best🤣

[@saphiael-mansub2206]

Very similar yemeni dish called break. But a little bit of yeast. It has turkish origins. But we also do a plain none stuffed one with nigella seeds on top and its eaten with honey called bint alsahan which translates to daughter of the dish

[@katarinaburbidge4522]

This was so cute

[@sumeshnrissumeshnri5395]

Nice❤❤❤

[@darasaravi8002]

I love this video

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you🥰🥰

[@vesnaslamka]

pozdrav za babu.

[@boazvalabrega1173]

beautiful!

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you! 🤩🤩

[@marijabijelic8679]

Can you please make one with beef burek? I love your baba and watching her makes me feel at home with my baba and family. Aren’t they so special

[@tetkanadia9045]

Yes, I want to bring Baba back and make some different fillings for burek! Thanks for watching I really appreciate it ❤️

[@EatTwinkies13]

I love trying things from other cultures, and would love to make this! Can I please ask for cheese options? Specifically alternatives to feta? Thank you 🤗

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

Nadia, you must cook and laugh with your Baba as much as you can, just try with or without camera don't matter. My Baba is in heaven since 2007 and really i have spend enough time with her and she cooked me the best sarma, burek, everything, but still i miss her so much! Please listen to my advice.

[@romer8548]

Hvala

[@mirtham2372]

You both have the same smile!🤗

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you!

[@luci44433]

Hi, I really like watching you and Baba cook. Thats a nice table where can I buy it? Also, what kind of tablecloth do I need?

[@ObliviAce]

That burek looked so tasty that i was literally thinking i was eating it xD

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you! 🤩

[@andjelaspasojevic5394]

It looks so good!!! Please send me some😂😂

[@tetkanadia9045]

I gotchu, special delivery coming soon!

[@frostflower5555]

Beautiful recipe! Delicious! My family uses the term Pita. Pita sa sirom, pita sa zeljem, pita sa tikvom.

[@tetkanadia9045]

Thank you! Baba told me that your layer burek, and roll pita. I'm sure everyone has there own version of it, but no matter what it will taste delicious!

[@frostflower5555]

@@tetkanadia9045 Yes that could be it. The layered one we called gibanica and it was always made with eggs and cheese. :)

[@tetkanadia9045]

@@frostflower5555 yes we make gibanica too and it’s delicious!

[@frostflower5555]

@@janakolasinac1686 My mom layered it.

[@karenkazbah6246]

❤️❤️❤️

[@stevemarx415]

Havla on the memories . And a few tears 👍👍