Brush a third piece phyllo with butter and top the previous one, also at an angle.

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Brush top side of one piece of phyllo lightly with melted butter using a pastry brush.

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Brush with the remaining melted butter and bake for about 20 minutes, until the phyllo is golden.

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Traditional appetizers, as well as cacik (cucumber salad) and sigara boregi (pan-fried phyllo scrolls stuffed with Feta and parsley) are delicious.

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Keep three pieces on your work surface and wrap the leftover phyllo according to package instructions so it won't dry out.

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Line the base of the prepared dish with the sheets of phyllo, letting it hang over the sides, and brush with melted butter.

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Spread the rice mixture into the dish, gather the overhanging phyllo and fold it over the filling to form a boureki, or large pie.

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Fill with one fourth of the pear mixture, top with a fourth of the pine nuts, and cover with the overhanging flaps of phyllo.

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Brush top of a second piece of phyllo with butter, and set atop the first one, setting it at a slight angle from the first.

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Cut one sheet of phyllo dough in four, crosswise.

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