Burikitas
Cheese Dough, Feta, and Sour Cream
Baker Adir Michaeli of Michaeli Bakery | New York
Yield: 40 to 50 Burikitas
INGREDIENTS:
Cheese Dough:
240 grams butter
10 grams salt
15 grams sugar
150 grams Smithfield cream cheese
150 grams sour cream
450 grams all-purpose flour
Cheese Filling:
150 grams sour cream
500 grams feta
80 grams all-purpose flour
To Assemble and Serve:
Egg wash
Sesame seeds
METHOD:
For the Cheese Dough:
To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix butter, salt and sugar to form a paste. Add cream cheese, sour cream and 50 grams of the flour until combined. Add the remaining flour and mix, just to combine. Flatten and wrap the dough. Refrigerate overnight.
For the Cheese Filling:
In a large bowl, up the feta and mix all ingredients together by hand.
To Assemble and Serve:
Roll out the Cheese Dough so it is 3 millimeters thick. Cut 40 to 50 small circles using a dough cutter. Pipe in the Cheese Filling and fold over the dough. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds. Keep in the freezer until ready to bake. Bake at 380°F for 20 minutes.