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Banana Sesame Borekas

A pastry of Middle Eastern origin filled with ricotta cheese and bananas.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

2 eggs lightly beaten

1 cup farmers cheese or ricotta cheese

2 Tbsp tahini paste

2 cups DOLE Chef-Ready Cuts Sliced Bananas partially thawed

¼ cup honey

1-½ tsp ground cinnamon

2 pkg. (17.5 oz. each) frozen puff pastry thawed

sesame seeds untoasted

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine 1 egg, cheese, tahini paste, bananas, honey, and cinnamon; set aside.
Divide puff pastry into 8 even squares. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in each square. Moisten half of the edges of the square with water and fold in half diagonally to form triangles. Seal edges together with a fork.
Brush tops of pastries with second egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.