This is a great way for the kids to enjoy pizza at school! My kids don’t like when I send them pizza as the cheese gets stuck to the foil and the toppings fall off….this is the perfect solution for that problem! Sorry I don’t have better pictures to share, made these in the early morning, had to get lunch ready and off to school;)
Made these the other day with the same pogaca dough recipe, I made some with feta and parsley, and the rest I stuffed with soguk and Spanish cheese you can use mozzarella if that is what you have. I also made a dipping sauce for the kids with some diced tomatoes that I had left in the fridge. It was so simple to make and tasted great!
This is my first time using swiss chard, I had planted it in my garden just because I liked the way it looked! I didn’t even know if I would like it! It is something that grows well and looks nice in your garden! I noticed that the leaves were huge and ready for picking so I got my garden crocks on and went in there and cut them! Brought them in and thought…now what? What to make with it was the question of the day!
I rinsed the dirt off and started to chop them up as I would with any other greens. Had some filo dough in the fridge and had all the other ingredients needed so I thought hey why not! Swiss chard burek! I took a bite of it first though to make sure it wasn’t bitter and it wasn’t at all! Its a ‘sweet’ green! In fact this burek had to be the best tasting burek I have ever tried! Next year I will be planting a whole lot more Swiss chard in my garden!
Pogača is popular all over the Balkans….its made in different shapes and sizes! The dough is soft and the filling simple! Great served as an appetizer or on your breakfast table!
It took me a few times to get the dough perfect….I like soft dough sometimes pogaca can be dry depending on who makes it, and I don’t like dry bread! Once I got the measurements correct I wrote it down right away! The problem is I am used to measuring with North American measurements when baking, where as in Turkey for example a cup is actually a Turkish glass teacup! I cannot tell you how many times I made something and mixed up the measuring cups!
Lakror is Albanian style burek, that is taught by generation to generation and is filled with a variety of fillings. Popular fillings are, spinach and cheese, leek and cheese, ground meat and onion mixture, onion, tomato and pepper like the one in this recipe and more! The dough is a thicker filo closer to yufka depending on how thin you roll it. This dough is thin and flaky as there is no yeast added to it.
I hope you enjoy this tutorial, even if you don’t end up making it! It is a labour of love, takes time and effort and a second hand is always helpful! This is a special dish to me, I remember making it with my grandparents, and now my mom makes it with my girls and hopefully they will pass it on to their children <3
There are two methods of making lakror, one is to make little balls and roll them out individually buttering each layer and attaching them all and rolling into one big sheet, or the easy way… and that is the method I will be sharing with you.
These are little bureks that are pan fried, made with ready made filo called yufka, they are shaped in triangles ready for rolling. You can find them at your local Mediterranean or Middle Eastern store.
The perfect finger food and appetizer. Simple to make and yummy to eat! Best served hot as cheese is nice and warm:)
The first time I tried this burek was when I got engaged, and went with my family to visit my husbands family. My mother in law made kiymali patatesli burek for us, and let me tell you it is my favourite burek of all time! She makes it the best! Mine comes in second place…but still very good 
This is a yeast free dough, all you have to do is let it rest in a warm place. I like to add hot water in a large pot and put the bowl over and cover, the steam and heat helps it warm up fast.
If you want you can make this with ready dough like filo, or yufka that is a thicker filo dough.
I love the combination of cheese and veggie in this pide! Its even better with roasted red peppers! You can make it with a variety of veggies, sometimes I add mushrooms and olives to the mix! Any veggie will do, the more the merrier! You can also make this with store bought flat bread, I get mine from a Middle Eastern Bakery, they work out perfect!
We love our bureks! I surprised my family with these lovely little ones this past weekend! They are great appetizer, or side!
Yufka is a thicker filo dough, closer to homemade texture. If you do not have the time to make homemade dough this is the perfect alternative.
