How to Make Bureks (In English)

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat adds fiber, while homemade can reduce costs.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and healthier, while sour cream is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Margarine is lower in saturated fat, and vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Add salt to flour and mix well together.

Mix the oil into the water, pour the water over flour and stir until you have to use your hands to mix.

Knead the dough for 20 minutes, then let rest oiled and covered for 10 minutes.

Cut your dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll them into balls then flatten out into tortilla-shaped discs.

Spread a little lard on each 'tortilla' and stack them, keeping them covered until use.

Spread the work surface with plenty of melted lard or butter.

Take one 'tortilla' and flatten with oiled hands, shaping it into a 2ft by 1ft long rectangle.

Fold about 3 inches of the 2ft side towards you to give a straight edge and a slightly thicker portion.

Drop small bits of the meat mixture along this edge.

Fold the pastry over the meat and roll it into a long tube.

Pinch off edges then shape into a cinnamon roll shape, slightly elongated.

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