Turkish cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Boyoz

İzmir's flaky breakfast pastry – with egg and çay.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 500 g flour
• 150 ml oil
• Tahini (optional)
• Salt
• Boiled eggs, to serve

Instructions

1. Knead flour, salt, oil and lukewarm water into a smooth dough and divide into oiled balls; rest covered for at least 2 hrs – the longer, the more supple.
2. Stretch the balls paper-thin with your hands on an oiled surface.
3. Fold into strips and roll up into a snail; optionally brush with some tahini.
4. Rest for another 20 min.
5. Bake at 220 °C for about 20 min until golden brown and flaky.
6. Serve classically with boiled eggs and çay.