Borek with Potatoes | Potato Pastry | Borek Recipe

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Homemade dough can be more economical and healthier.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free alternative.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

Pre-heat the oven to 200 C (400F).

Boil and peel 4-5 potatoes. Mash them.

Chop an onion finely, and start roasting it in a big pan. Add the mashed potatoes, the salt and red pepper flakes, cook it for a few minutes. Mix very well.

To spread between the layers of phyllo, beat an egg with 3 tbsp. of yogurt, add half glass of cooking oil.

Oil the tray. Start placing the phyllos in to the tray. In every layer, spread some of the yogurt-eggs mix. And in every 3 layer of phyllo, put some of the potato mix.

For the top of the börek, beat an egg mixed with a tablespoon of yogurt and spread it all around.

Slice it before you put it in the oven.

Cook for 25 minutes, until the top is browned.

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