Twisted Borek
Welcome to Mutevazi Lezzetler Cuisine once again!
at this episode, we are sharing a borek recipe...
"Twisted Borek"
let's see the ingredients list at first...
the we will see how to cook it
2 cups of warm water
1/2 pack of instant yeast
1 egg and 1 egg white
1/3 cup of sunflower oil
1 + 1/2 tsp salt
flour, as much as the mixture gets in
for the medium layers; 1/2 pack of margarine and 1/4 pack of butter
for the filling mixture; 1 small cube of feta cheese
for the upper side; 1 egg yolk
and 1 tbsp milk
after the ingredients list, let's see how to cook it
I'm pouring 2 cups of warm water...
into the mixing bowl
I'm adding also...
1/3 cup of sunflower oil
1 full egg...
and 1 egg white
I've 1/2 pack of yeast...
after adding he yeast...
1 tsp salt...
I' using a small spoon, so it may seem that I'm adding more...
but it is 1 tsp
firstly, I'm mixing them by my fingertips
it is enough...
from now on, I'll be kneading it...
by adding flour in it little by little, until it stops sticking to my hand
the dough is reaching the right consistency
we have a nice dough now...
it is the consistency that we want
I'm covering it...
and I'll rest it for 45 minutes at least
meanwhile...
I'm mashing the cheese
by this way, the cheese is crumbled...
if you like it, you can add sliced parsley also
I've 1/2 pack of margarine and 1/4 pack of butter...
I'm placing them into a pot to melt them without burning
the dough is rested, so I can roll it out now
it has grown up and it is sticky
I'll divide the dough into 5 equal pieces
I'm dividing it into 5 pieces by rule of thumb
then I'll make them equal
the pieces are equal, now...
I'm sprinkling some mixture of flour and starch over the bench...
and placing a piece of dough over it
and after sprinkling some more mixture over it...
I'm forcing over it by my fingertips
now I can take the rolling pin
after enlarging it a little bit, I'm starting to roll it out...
one of the rolling out methods, is rolling the dough around the pin
I'm keeping on by this method
I'll try to roll it out as thinly as I can...
it is very entertaining to roll out dough for me...
I always want to keep on doing it
this size is enough...
now I'm putting this aside to roll out the other dough pieces
I'll keep on rolling them out...
by rolling them around the pin
I've rolled out the second one also...
you can decide its size by comparing it with the length of the pin
I'm putting it aside also...
I'm spreading some of the mixture of melted butter and margarine...
all over the rolled out dough piece...
I'm sprinkling...
some of the mashed cheese
I've rolled out the 3rd one also
I'm spreading some mixture of margarine and butter again over the 2nd rolled out dough piece
and some cheese also...
I'm especially placing cheese onto the parts, which I could not put on at first time
I'm placing the final layer
I can force on it a little bit
to make the ingredients stay together firmly
I'll shape these layers as rectangle...
by cutting...
the circular edges
I'll not throw them away, I'll place them onto the middle
now I'm rolling it
it may seem a huge roll...
I'm stretching it out by this way...
then I'll twist it, that process gives the name to the borek
the roll is long enough
now, I'm cutting it into 2 pieces to work easier
I'm putting one of the pieces aside...
and keeping on stretch out
after stretching it out...
I'm holding both edges and twisting it to opposite directions
doing this process by two people may make it better
it is stretching out during the twisting also
I'm slicing the roll into pieces, each has 2 inches length, and...
I'm placing them into the tray
I'm keeping on by twisting the second part also
after placing the last piece...
I'm spreading the mixture of 1 tbsp of milk and...
egg yolk all over the borek pieces
now it is time to...
place the tray into the oven that is heated to 356 F...
and bake the boreks...
I'm lacing the tray and I'll bake them until they turn into red
the boreks have turned into red well...
after cooling it down for a while, I can serve it
as you can see, it is not too hard to prepare phyllo pastries...
maybe you can turn it into a hobby...
you can practice with small dough pieces at the beginning...
then, you may even prepare baklava
but, if you desire, you can start with Twisted Borek...
and you can see it is not hard, and eat it with pleasure
hope to see you again..