Turkish Borek Recipe
This delectable, cheesy and crispy Turkish Borek recipe brings the essence of Türkiye to your kitchen. Let's make it!
Equipment
- 1 pie pan
Ingredients
- 3 medium sized potatoes peeled and cubed
- 4 phyllo sheets
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small diced onion
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add in your cubed potatoes. Cook until potatoes are soft and a fork can easily cut through.
- While the potatoes are cooking, sauté the onions a pan with a bit of olive oil until translucent.
- Drain potatoes and let stand for 5 minutes while the excess moisture evaporates from the potatoes, then mash.
- Mix together the potatoes, onions, cheese, paprika, garlic powder, onions powder and salt.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lay out one sheet of phyllo pastry and lightly brush with olive oil. For more pastry in each bite, you can use two sheets.
- Spread a thin layer of filling over half of the lightly oiled phyllo sheet. Start rolling up your sheet to make a long bar shape and then twist in to a swirl.
- Repeat the to continue the swirl until your pie dish no longer has room in it (4 rolled sheets with filling). You can also use a cookie sheet and make smaller individual portion sized swirls (1 rolled sheet with filling each).
- Brush the top of your swirl with egg yolk and bake until golden brown. (around 30 minutes)
- Cut your Borek as you would a pizza or a pie and serve warm, as a side dish, an appetizer or the main course!