Little Börek from Delicatessen

Name: Little Börek from Delicatessen (Delicatessen yufka böreği)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: black sesame seeds, to decorate; 1 egg yolk, beaten; 1 onion, grated; 1 garlic clove, grated; 10 g (¼ oz) butter, plus 20 g (¾ oz) extra, melted, for brushing; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 rectangular super-thin yufka pastry sheets or filo pastry sheets; 8 chives; 300 g (10½ oz/6 cups) baby English spinach leaves; 4 rectangular super-thin yufka pastry sheets or filo pastry sheets

Delicatessen yufka böreği

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

A chic little appetiser served at Delicatessen in the Pera district. You can also make these as cigars, by rolling the spinach filling in a sheet of buttered yufka, brushing with egg yolk and cutting into lengths, decorated with sesame seeds.

Ingredients

10 g (¼ oz) butter, plus 20 g (¾ oz

Asia
Turkey
Pera
Pastry
Starter
Istanbul
Mediterranean
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the 10 g (¼ oz) butter in a small frying pan with the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and sauté for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the baby spinach and continue cooking fo