Turkish cuisine · Dough, Pasta & Rice

Su Böreği

The king of böreks – boiled pastry layers with cheese.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 6 sheets yufka or pasta dough
• 400 g white cheese
• Parsley
• 150 g butter
• 3 eggs

Instructions

1. Bring plenty of salt water to a boil and cook the dough sheets one by one for 2–3 min; lift out carefully and shock cold.
2. Butter a dish; melt the butter, crumble the white cheese and chop the parsley.
3. Layer alternately: dough sheet, brush of butter, some cheese-parsley – until everything is used up.
4. Whisk the eggs and spread over the surface with the remaining butter.
5. Bake at 180 °C for about 40 min until the surface is golden brown and bubbling.
6. Rest for 15 min, cut into squares and serve lukewarm.