This Turkish Breakfast Recipe BOREK is SO Delicious, You'll Want To Make It Every Week

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat adds fiber, while homemade can reduce cost.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: chopped mushrooms

💰Cheaper: lentils

Mushrooms provide umami flavor, and lentils are budget-friendly.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese lowers fat content, while ricotta is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Add yogurt, oil, milk, 2 tsp salt, baking powder, and 1 egg into a mixing bowl and whisk.

Add 4.5 cups of flour and mix with a spatula, then knead by hand, adding more flour until a playable dough forms.

Knead the dough on the countertop for about 4-5 minutes, adding a little flour as needed.

Cut the dough into two even pieces and cover with a freezer bag and kitchen towels to rest.

For the filling, clean and cut the green parts of 1 kg leek and 1 medium-sized onion.

In a big wide pan, heat olive oil and sauté the diced onion until caramelized, about 3-4 minutes.

Add chopped leeks, salt, and black pepper, and continue to sauté until reduced in size and colored.

Sauté 1 tbsp pepper paste with more oil for about a minute, then mix everything and cook for a couple more minutes with the lid on.

Melt 100 grams of butter and mix with 20 grams of vegetable oil.

After resting for about an hour, cut each piece of dough into a pan and shape them into balls using starch.

Roll out the dough into a dessert plate size of about 15-20 cm, sprinkling starch between layers.

Roll everything out into a big piece that fits your pan, about 40 cm round or rectangular.

Lightly oil the pan and fit the rolled dough into it, using excess dough to create another layer.

Roll out the second piece of dough, using an oklava or rolling pin to make it bigger.

Spread the filling over the first layer of dough, then place the second layer on top and seal the edges with a knife.

Cut the borek into squares before baking, generously spreading the oil and butter mixture on top.

Sprinkle with nigella seeds and sesame seeds, then bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 35-40 minutes.

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