Turkish Meat Pie (Borek)

Tue Nov 28 2023 18:32:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Ingredients:

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                    5 sheets of yufka dough (filo pastry)

400 grams of ground meat

1 large onion

Salt/pepper/spices to taste

Sesame seeds for sprinkling

Sauce:
125 grams of yogurt

60 grams of olive oil or vegetable oil

200 ml of milk

2 eggs (reserve one yolk for brushing the pie)
                

Instructions:

 
                Step 1:
In a bowl, mix yogurt, oil, milk, 1 whole egg, and the white of the second egg. Reserve the remaining yolk for brushing the surface.

Step 2:
Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté finely chopped onion. Add the ground meat. Season with salt, pepper, and desired spices.

Step 3:
Grease a baking tray with oil, place the first sheet of pastry, and spread sauce over it.

Step 4:
Place the second sheet of pastry, spread sauce, and evenly distribute half of the meat mixture.

Step 5:
Place the third sheet, spread sauce, and distribute the remaining meat.

Step 6:
Place the fourth and fifth sheets, brushing each with the sauce. Fold the edges of the first layer of pastry.

Step 7:
Score the pie into squares, brush the remaining sauce, and brush the top with the egg yolk. Sprinkle sesame seeds.

Step 8:
Bake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit).