Searching for recipe (Yugoslavian "pie"?)

I've looked through different yugoslavian recipes, and only burek (borek) matched your description. You can try to adopt the recipe and cook something similar to that "pie".

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Burek Ingredients:
* 1 Tablespoon olive oil
* 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 pound ground beef (you can also use sausages)
* 1 teaspoon allspice
* 2 teaspoons Hungarian paprika
* Salti and freshly ground black pepper
* 1 box phyllo pastry sheet (12 inches x 17 inches)
* 3/4 cup butter, melted

Burek Preparation:
Heat a large frying pan and add the oil. Sautei the onion until soft, and then add the ground beef, allspice, paprika, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook until the meat is crumbly but not dry. Cool completely before you continue.

Lay 1 sheet of phyllo dough on the counter. Brush with some of the butter. Place a heaping 1/3 cup of meat mixture acrosss the sheet along the long side, 2 inches from edge. Foldi the bottom over the meat mixture and roll into a snake shape. Cut the roll in half and coil each roll into a snail shape. Place on a nonstick baking sheet and butt the end up against the edge of the pan to prevent uncoiling. Brush with additional butter.

Bakei in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until just golden.

Keep the remaining sheets of phyllo dough covered with plastic, and work quickly to prevent in from drying out.

Hint on handling phyllo dough: Be sure the dough is at room temperature before you open the box. Place the sheets of dough on a large cookie sheet and cover them with plastic wrap and then a heavy towel. In this way, they will not dry out while you are working with them. Work fast for best results and do not have the butter too hot when brushing the dough.

As to the pie you've tried years ago, maybe it was not a classical yugoslavian dish. It could be simply a family recipe. Kept in secret :)

i don't know how to spell it but it is called pavivitza