Börek (Turkish Filled Pastries)
Zutaten
- Peynirli börek (white cheese filling)
- Kıymalı börek (minced meat filling)
- Tavuklu börek (chicken filling)
- Ispanaklı börek (spinach filling)
- 2 cups prepared filling (see above)
- 1 box yufka/phyllo pastry sheets
- Melted butter or high-quality vegetable oil
Anleitung
1. Remove the phyllo sheets from the container. Unfold carefully so as not to break them. Lay them flat and cover with a clean, damp tea towel to prevent them from drying out—this is important.
2. Working quickly, cut the phyllo into lengthwise thirds (step 1 in the diagram). Lay one of these out and cover the other two with the damp tea towel.
3. Brush the strip of phyllo with the melted butter. Place a heaped teaspoonful of filling on one end of the strip (step 2 in the diagram).
4. Fold the right lower corner upward over the filling to form a triangle (step 3 in the diagram).
5. Now fold the right upper corner over to the left (step 4 in the diagram).
6. Continue folding in this manner until you reach the end of the strip.
7. Trim of any excess dough and seal the edges by rubbing a damp finger over the dough and pressing the edge of the triangle where the strip ends.
8. Fry in oil at 340°F until golden brown or bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
