Bourekas

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1. 1Step 1: Leave your puff pastry in the refrigerator until it’s time to work with it. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. 2Step 2: In a medium bowl, beat one of the eggs. Add feta, Parmesan and a pinch of salt and black pepper. Mix well and set aside.
3. 3Step 3: Dust flour onto a clean, flat surface. Lay out a sheet of puff pastry on the flour, dusting a bit more on top as well. Roll out dough to 12″ x 12″, and use a pizza cutter to clean up the edges. Cut the dough into 3-inch strips horizontally and vertically, making 16 even 3″ x 3″ squares.
4. 4Step 4: Get out a small bowl of water, two sheet pans lined with parchment paper, a fork and a pastry brush. Drop a small spoonful of filling, about a heaping teaspoon, into the center of each pastry square. Dip your finger in the water and wet one corner of one square, then take the opposite corner and gently fold it over the filling, meeting the edges so they line up. Gently press down to seal the dough, dabbing with a bit more water if it’s not sealing. Take the fork and gently press along the two sealed edges so you can see the pattern. Repeat with remaining squares.
5. 5Step 5: Scramble the second egg with a small splash of water to make egg wash. Set bourekas onto the parchment-lined sheet trays, with a couple of inches between each pastry. Brush well with egg wash and give a generous sprinkle of sesame seeds.
6. 6Step 6: Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, rotating at least once (both front to back and top to bottom). They should be golden brown all over and very hot. Remove from the oven and eat while they’re nice and warm! Store leftover bourekas in an airtight container or zip-close bag.