Turkish Borek
Directions
- 1Mix flour, yeast, salt and egg.
- 2Knead with lukewarm water to make a medium soft dough.
- 3Cover and rest for 20 minutes.
- 4Mix melted butter and oil to make the butter mixture.
- 5For filling, combine mince, chopped onion, salt, red chilli flakes, black pepper, spring onion, coriander and tomato paste.
- 6Mix well and divide into 15 portions.
- 7Knead the rested dough again until smooth and divide into 15 dough balls (about 75g each).
- 8Roll each into a small disc, brush with butter oil mixture and stack in a tray.
- 9Rest for 10 minutes.
- 10Stretch each disc carefully from all sides on the countertop until very thin.
- 11Place filling in the center and shape as desired.
- 12Transfer to a baking tray and brush with remaining butter mixture.
- 13Bake 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
traybaking trayoven
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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