Delicious börek recipe

Ingredients

• 500 gr Greek feta cheese
• 1 bunch of parsley
• ½ tsp Aleppo pepper
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• 20 ml whole milk
• 250 g filo pastry
• 25 g butter

about börek

Börek can be found throughout the whole Mediterranean region, in fact wherever the Ottomans and other Turkish tribes have left their mark on the culture. From Bosnia, Bulgaria and Greece to the entire Middle East, as well as in the Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and in Ukraine, where it is called chebureki and is filled with meat. In Turkey, the name of this simple delicious variety is sigara börek, due to its shape. In Lebanon, they are called rakakat. We, at A Beautiful Mess, give our Börek a kick with some spices.

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Heat the oven to 200 C
2. Crumble the feta cheese.
3. Pick the parsley.
4. Mix the feta with the parsley, Aleppo pepper, cumin powder and milk.
5. Cut the filo pastry sheets, into long triangles (keep under a damp tea towel).
6. Melt the butter.
7. Spoon about 1 to 1 ½ tbsp of filling onto each triangle of filo pastry, form into a snake shape, brush the sides with the melted butter and roll up tightly to form a cigar.
8. Place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
9. Put the Borek in the oven and bake them until golden brown in 10-15 min. You can also deep fry them in portions in hot oil.