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Su böreği, Turkish cheese layered pastry

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The “water börek”: homemade pastry sheets poached one by one, layered with melted butter around a filling of salted white cheese, kaşar cheese, and parsle…

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Recipe from Selahattin ilhan, Joseph, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This meat pie is a comforting dish that will satisfy your taste buds. It’s easy to prepare and is perfect for the whole family.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting45 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$10.06 $1.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people

Dough

  • $2.39
  • $0.06
  • $0.35
  • $0.28
  • $2.31

Farce

  • $3.47
  • $1.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Make a well in the flour, add the eggs, salt, and water, and mix until a dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  2. Knead until you have a dough that is soft but slightly firmer than an earlobe. ≈ 10 min
  3. Divide it into 10 portions the size of a palm, cover them with a damp cloth, and let them rest for 30 minutes.
  4. Combine the cheeses and parsley for the filling. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place the balls on a floured surface: one slightly larger than the plate, and the others the same size. ≈ 10 min
  6. Place the first sheet, which is not pre-baked, in the greased dish, making sure the edges overhang. ≈ 3 min
  7. Briefly blanch the remaining leaves in the boiling, salted water, then immediately plunge them into the cold water and drain them in a colander.
  8. Arrange them in the dish, gently pressing them down, and pour the butter-oil mixture over each layer. ≈ 3 min
  9. After folding in 5 layers, spread the filling, and then continue in the same way. ≈ 4 min
  10. Cover with the last unbaked sheet, fold the edges, and brush with melted butter. ≈ 3 min
  11. Bake in the preheated oven at 200 °C until the börek is golden brown.
  12. Let it rest for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.

The bill

Su böreği, Turkish cheese layered pastry

  • 6 eggs$2.39
  • salt$0.06
  • One cup of coffee$0.35
  • flour (as much as the dough requires)$0.28
  • 250 g of melted butter and oil mixture$2.31
  • Salted white cheese (similar to feta cheese)$3.47
  • Chopped parsley$1.20

Total$10.06

that's $1.26 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • salt
  • One cup of coffee
  • flour (as much as the dough requires)
  • 250 g of melted butter and oil mixture
  • 1 saucepan of boiling, salted water
  • 1 cup of cold water
  • Salted white cheese (similar to feta cheese)
  • Grated Kashar cheese
  • Chopped parsley

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