| 1 | Throughout the middle east, bureks are made by folding buttered, cheese-filled phyllo dough into little triangular shapes. |
| 2 | Cigarro bureks taste the same but, as the name implies, are rolled into cylindrical shapes resembling small cigars. |
| 3 | Bureks, frozen unbaked, can go directly from the freezer into a preheated 375°F oven to make an instant hors d"oeuvre. |
| 4 | Makes 40 defrost the phyllo dough and return the remainder to the freezer. |
| 5 | Butter a cookie sheet. |
| 6 | Melt the butter and remove from the heat. |
| 7 | Preheat the oven to 375°F. |
| 8 | Mix the feta and cream cheese with the egg and herbs and set aside. |
| 9 | Layout one sheet of phyllo dough on a counter. |
| 10 | (keep the remaining dough covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent its drying out). |
| 11 | Brush the sheet of dough with some melted butter. |
| 12 | Cut it the short way into 5 strips, about 3x10 inches each. |
| 13 | Place 1 ?teaspoons of the filling at one end of each strip. |
| 14 | Roll the strips into cylinders about ?inch in diameter. |
| 15 | Continue until all of the dough has been cut, filled, and rolled. |
| 16 | Arrange 2 to 3 cylinder per person on the cookie sheet and brush them with more butter. |
| 17 | (freeze the rest of the cylinders, unbaked, for use at another time). |
| 18 | Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cylinders are well browned and very flaky |
