Crispy Borek with Minced Meat in the oven | homemade minced meat pastry | Making minced meat borek

minced meat

🥗Healthier: lean ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Lean turkey reduces fat while chicken is often less expensive.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat adds fiber, while homemade can save costs.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free, while margarine can be less costly.

Finely chop the onions.

Add the chopped onions to the minced meat.

Heat a large pan on the stove and add some liquid sunflower oil; fry the minced meat.

Add salt and spices last and mix well.

Turn off the heat and let the minced meat cool.

In a mixing bowl, add 1 glass of milk and 2 glasses of water at room temperature.

Add dry yeast and salt to the milk and water mixture, then gradually add 8-9 glasses of flour.

Knead the dough until soft and add some liquid sunflower oil to it.

Leave the dough to rest for 10 minutes.

Divide the dough into equal parts, preparing a total of 20 pieces.

Roll out the dough balls into flour to prevent crusting.

Roll the dough to the size of a serving plate using a rolling pin.

Grease a round tray with oil and add the rolled-out dough.

Grease and stack 5 rolled-out doughs on top of each other.

Stretch the dough by hand to fit the size of the tray.

Roll out 5 more doughs to the size of a serving plate and add oil.

Add half of the roasted meat mixture evenly on the dough in the tray.

Expand the other rolled-out dough by hand and place it on top of the meat.

Repeat to create a total of 10 layers, with 5 on the bottom and 5 on top.

Fold and press the edges of the dough to seal it.

Prepare the second tray in the same manner.

Place the tray in the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 180°C until browned evenly on the top and bottom.

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