Pizza Börek

Börek is a very popular dish in Turkey. Its a pastry made with thin stretched phyllo dough, filled with different fillings like meat, cheese and many others. Here’s a recipe for a simple Pizza börek. Enjoy

Ingredients:

For the dough

3 + 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup water

2 tbs oil

1 tsp vinegar

1 egg

For the filling

2 cups tomato sauce

1 tbs oregano

a pinch of salt and pepper

1 chopped garlic clove

2 cups grated cheese

1/4 pound sliced ham

1 /4 pound cut mushrooms

Method:

Mix all the ingredients for the dough in a large bowl. Knead using your hands for about 5 minutes. Let it rest in the fridge for about a half an hour. Meanwhile make the filling. In a smaller bowl, mix chopped garlic, tomato paste, salt, pepper and oregano. Cover and set aside. When the dough is ready, divide it in 3 pieces, stretch every piece over a slightly floured cloth. The dough must be square and very thin; about 1 mm.

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Spread the tomato paste mixture over the top of the dough, leaving about 1/2 inch edge on the outside. Arrange the ham slices and mushrooms over evenly. Roll up the dough; it’s easier if you lift the cloth, so it rolls up itself. Form a circle and put it in an oiled baking pan. spread with oil. Repeat with the other 2 pieces of dough. When all 3 circular rolls are in the baking pan, grease them up with oil and bake for 40 minutes.

Serve hot