Delicious börek recipe

Ingredients

• 500 g 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 is found throughout the 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, and also in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine, where it is called chebureki and filled with meat. In Turkey, this simple, delicious variety is called sigara börek because of its shape. In Lebanon, they are called rakakat. We, at A Beautiful Mess, give our Börek a kick with some extra spices.

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Crumble the feta.
3. Pick the parsley.
4. Mix the feta with the parsley, Aleppo pepper, cumin powder and milk.
5. Cut sheets of filo pastry into long triangles (store under a damp tea towel).
6. Melt the butter.
7. Spoon about 1 to 1½ tablespoons of filling onto each triangle of filo pastry, form into a snake shape, brush the edges with the melted butter and roll up tightly into a cigar shape.
8. Place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
9. Place the börek in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
10. You can also deep fry them in portions in hot oil.