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Turkish Borek
40m
Serves 15
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40m
Serves 15
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Directions
1
Mix flour, yeast, salt and egg.
2
Knead with lukewarm water to make a medium soft dough.
3
Cover and rest for 20 minutes.
4
Mix melted butter and oil to make the butter mixture.
5
For filling, combine mince, chopped onion, salt, red chilli flakes, black pepper, spring onion, coriander and tomato paste.
6
Mix well and divide into 15 portions.
7
Knead the rested dough again until smooth and divide into 15 dough balls (about 75g each).
8
Roll each into a small disc, brush with butter oil mixture and stack in a tray.
9
Rest for 10 minutes.
10
Stretch each disc carefully from all sides on the countertop until very thin.
11
Place filling in the center and shape as desired.
12
Transfer to a baking tray and brush with remaining butter mixture.
13
Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 35–40 minutes on the middle rack with both rods on.
Ingredients
650 g all purpose flour
1 tsp yeast
0.5 tbsp salt
1 egg
1.75 cups lukewarm water
100 g butter
0.5 cup oil
600 g mince
1 large onion, finely chopped
0.5 tbsp salt
0.5 tbsp red chilli flakes
0.5 tbsp black pepper
1 handful spring onion, chopped
1 handful coriander, chopped
2 tbsp tomato paste
Equipment
tray
baking tray
oven
Tips
If the top browns too quickly, move to the lowest rack for the last 5–10 minutes to crisp the base.
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