This is another favourite burek recipe that I am sharing with you today, it’s been one of my favourites since I was kid! …
Burek or Börek Recipes
Simit -Turkish Sesame Bread
Simit is a very popular street food in Turkiye, a little crunchy and a little chewy, the toasted sesame seeds are my favourite part.
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Cheese and Tomato Pide
We love our pides! I have a variety of recipes for them on the blog, and this one is simply made with tomatoes, cheese, and peppers.
You can use whatever pepper you have on hand, you can also just make it with cheese. For this pide, you will need Spanish or Chicago cheese found at Middle Eastern or Mediterranean stores. If you can’t get your hands on it, you can use mozzarella (or bocconcini) or a white cheese that is squeaky and salty, that is the best way to describe it. …
Kol Burek me Presh- Swirled Burek with Leek
Kol burek me presh or swirled burek with leek is one of my favourite bureks! Well, I actually grew up with it as lakror which is a traditional Albanian type burek. …
Meat Pies – Lahmacun
Meat pies or lahmacun as they are called in Turkish are my absolutely my favourite kind of pie! There are two versions. You can either bake them in the oven or cook top with a frying pan and lid; both ways are delicious. The one on the stove top uses a flat bread recipe, the one I am sharing is with dough that is baked in the oven.
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Acma- Turkish Style Bagel
Acma- Turkish style bagel or soft rolled bread can be made savoury or sweet. It`s a soft dough that is in a twist and rolled up in the shape of a bagel and baked.
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s so good when freshly made and served at breakfast, they will stay soft for the day but must be served the same day. You can add filling like olive paste or leave it plain or add other pastes if desired. …
Pizza Pockets
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;)…
Soguk and Cheese Buns
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! …
Swiss Chard Burek
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!…
Lakror
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.
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