Çiğ Börek
Fried Savoury Pastry with Mincemeat

Ingredients
4 cups Flour
1 Egg
1 ½ cup Water
1 tbsp. Vinegar
2 tsp. Salt
Oil for frying

For the filling
½ lb. Ground beef
1 Yellow onion, finely minced
2 tsp. Salt
1 ½tsp. Black pepper

Instructions
Sift the flour on a work surface and make a hole in the middle. Break the egg into the hole, and then add water and salt to make stiff dough. Divide the dough into 20 pieces. Leave them to rest under a damp towel for 20 minutes. Chop the onions very finely, mix together with salt and pepper, then mince. Knead the dough very well. Stretch each piece of dough to a small circle and place a spoonful of the mince mixture. Fold the circle in half. Fry in oil until golden brown.

Tepsi Böreği
Savoury Pastry Pie (Börek)

Ingredients
4 – 5 Yufka dough
1 cup Milk
2-3 tbsp. Butter
3 Eggs
Stuffing

Stuffing:
Mincemeat stuffing; ¾ lb. of minced beef, 1 small onion, 2 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tsp. salt. Finely mince the onions and sauté them in olive oil until softened slightly. Add the minced meat and salt, and sauté together until the meat is cooked through.

Cheese stuffing; ½ lb. white cheese, 12 sprigs parsley, 1 egg yolk. Wash the parsley. Separate the
parsley leaves and discard the stems. Chop the parsley leaves finely. In a bowl mash the white cheese with the help of a fork, and then add the chopped parsley leaves and egg yolk, mix until well incorporated.

Spinach stuffing; 1 lb. spinach, 1 small onion, 1 tsp. salt, 2 tbsp. olive oil. Wash and trim the spinach
and blanch in boiling water until wilted just slightly. Chop the spinach and set it aside. Finely chop the onions and sauté in olive oil until softened completely. Add the spinach and salt and cook for about 1 more minute.

Instructions
Heat the oven to 350F. Melt the butter and whisk it with the milk and egg. Butter the pan, spread one layer of yufka on the tray, then brush it with the milk mixture. Place another layer of yufka, and again, brush it with the milk mixture. Repeat this step 5 times, then put the stuffing mixture in the middle and continue with another five layers of yufka with milk mixture in between. Place the tray in the oven and cook until the top part turns golden brown.Cut into squares and serve hot or at room temperature.

Muska Böreği
Triangle shaped Savoury Pies

Ingredients
2 sheets Yufka
½ cup White cheese, crumbled
½ bunch Parsley, finely chopped
1 Egg yolk
Oil for frying

Instructions
Put the yufka dough on top of each other, cut in half and place one half on top of the other (You will have 4 half circles sitting on top of each other) Cut the yufka into 2 inch wide strips. Heat the oil. Crumble the feta cheese and mix with parsley and the egg yolk. Place 1 spoon of the mixture on one end of the strip and start folding into triangles until the end of the strip. Dip the end of the strip in egg white and secure the end. Fry the böreks in hot oil until golden brown. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Serve hot.

Puf Böreği
Fried “Börek”

Ingredients
4 cups Flour
2 Eggs
1 cup Water
1 tbsp. Butter, melted
2 tsp. Salt
Oil for frying
½ cup Butter, melted
1 cup White cheese, crumbled
½ bunch Parsley, finely chopped

Instructions
Sift the flour, make a hole in the middle, and add the eggs, melted butter, salt and water. Knead well. Divide the dough into two pieces and place under a damp towel. Let it rest for 20 minutes. Stretch the dough to a sheet that is thicker than yufka, brush with half of the melted butter, fold the ends to the middle, and stretch again. Rest for 10 minutes under a damp towel. Repeat this process 6 times for each of the dough pieces. At the end, lay one of the dough sheets on the work surface, place the filling 5 cm apart, and lay the other dough on top. Cut rounds, squares, or half-moon shapes by trying to keep the filling in the middle. Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Serve hot.

Otlu Börek
Savoury Pie with Green Herbs

Ingredients
4-5 sheets Yufka
1 lb. Mixed wild herbs (nettle, scallions, spinach, mallow etc.)
1 Yellow onion, sliced thinly
½ cup White cheese, crumbled
1 tsp. Black pepper
2 Eggs
1 cup Milk
6 tbsp. Olive oil
2 Egg yolks, whisked
1 tsp. Salt

Instructions
Heat the oven to 320F. Wash and trim the wild herbs. In a pan heat 2 tbsp. of olive oil and start sautéing the onions until softened, add salt and wild herbs and stir for a couple of times then take off the heat. Let it cool. Once cooled add the cheese and black pepper. In a separate bowl whisk the milk, egg, and rest of the olive oil to prepare the sauce. Cut the dough in quarters. Take a piece of dough, brush with the sauce. Place 2 tbsp. of the herb & cheese mixture on the wide end. Fold in the sides and then start rolling towards the pointy end. Place on a greased oven tray. Do the same for the rest of the dough. Brush the top of the pies with egg yolk (you may sprinkle some sesame or nigella seeds on top) bake in the oven until they turn golden brown, about 30 minutes.